Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

The study of how offspring inherit characteristics from their parents is called...

When a plant always produces offspring that are identical to itself when self-pollinating, the plant is said to be...

• true-breeding
• Genetics
• hybrid
• trait
• gene

Mendel determined that through the process of ___________ an organism's two alleles must separate from each other before they can be passed down to it's offspring.

• genetics
• true-breeding
• hybrid
• trait
• gene

A __________ is produced from crosses between parents with different traits.

A specific characteristic of an individual (flower color, seed shape) is called a...

• trait
• Genetics
• true-breeding
• hybrid
• gene

We refer to the factors that are passed from one parental generation to the next as a...

• gene
• Genetics
• true-breeding
• hybrid
• trait

A specific form of a gene, such as blue eyes is called a(n) ___________. Hint: These are usually represented by either an uppercase or lowercase letter.

• Genetics
• allele
• true-breeding
• hybrid
• trait

A ___________ genotype has one dominant allele and one recessive allele.

• heterozygous
• Genetics
• true-breeding
• hybrid
• trait

__________ alleles are represented using a lower case letter

• recessive
• Genetics
• true-breeding
• hybrid
• trait

An allele that has the ability to mask a recessive allele is called ___________.