Basic Genetic Terms
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10th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The study of heredity:
Heredity
Biology
Genetics
Chemistry
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring:
Genetics
Biology
Heredity
Ecology
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
Dominant allele
Recessive allele
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An allele that is masked/hidden when a dominant allele is present.
Dominant allele
Recessive allele
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following terms related to genetics
genetic makeup
genotype
having two different alleles for a particular gene
phenotype
physical trait
homozygous
having two identical alleles for a particular gene
homologous
chromosomes where one set comes from the male parent and the other from the female parent
heterozygous
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Two identical alleles for a trait is known as
homozygous
heterozygous
mutation
codominance
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 7 pts
An organism’s genetic makeup; the pair of alleles for a trait is called a(n)
dominant trait
genotype
phenotype
recessive trait
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
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