Unit 5 Vocabulary Practice

What is the process of creating proteins from amino acids?

• Gene Therapy

• Protein Synthesis

• Mutation

• Genome

What is a genetically identical copy of an organism?

• Genome

• Clone

• Mutation

• Pedigree

Which allele masks the effect of a recessive allele?

• Recessive allele

• Genotype

• Dominant allele

• Phenotype

What type of RNA brings amino acids to ribosomes?

• Messenger RNA

• Transfer RNA

• Chromosome

• Genome

What is the complete set of an organism's genetic material?

• Genome

• Clone

• Mutation

• Pedigree

What is the series of phases leading to cell division called?

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Cell Cycle

• Gene Therapy

What is the treatment aiming to correct defective genes?

• Gene Therapy

• Mutation

• Clone

• Genome

What are the observable traits of an organism resulting from genotype?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Chromosome

• Genome

What type of RNA carries genetic information from DNA?

• Transfer RNA

• Messenger RNA

• Chromosome

• Genome

What is the genetic makeup of an organism represented by alleles?

• Phenotype

• Chromosome

• Genotype

• Mutation