Genetics Key Terms

Bobtails in cats are recessive to normal tails

For the genotype tt

State the phenotype shown

• Normal tail

• Bobtail

Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes

For the genotype BB

State the phenotype shown

• Brown eyes

• Blue eyes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are small stretches of DNA that code for traits

• Nucleus

• Chromosomes

• Gene

• Centromeres

Where is all the genetic information in a cell?

• Nucleus

• Nucleotides

• Chromosomes

• Cytoplasm

Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes

For the genotype Bb

State the phenotype shown

• Brown eyes

• Blue eyes

The scientific study of heredity is called ____.

• Mendel's Laws

• Genetics

• Trait Variation

• Inheritance

Having two of the same alleles for a trait is called ____.

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• recessive

• dominant

____ is the genetic makeup of an organism, or its combination of genes.

• Allele

• Gene

• Genotype

• Phenotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the term used for a segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait and is passed from parent to offspring?

• allele

• gene

• heredity

• trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

This is the passing of traits from parents to offspring is called ____.

• Mendel's Laws

• heredity

• trait-inheritance

• genetics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2