1) A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. a) Gene b) Phenotype c) Trait d) Chromosome 2) The set of information that controls a trait. a) Allele b) Homozygous c) Trait d) Gene 3) The different forms of a gene. a) Allele b) Heterozygous c) Gene d) Pedigree 4) An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. a) Recessive Allele b) Dominant Allele c) Homozygous d) Heterozygous 5) An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present. a) Recessive Allele b) Genotype c) Phenotype d) Dominant Allele 6) An organism’s genetic makeup or allele combination. a) Heterozygous b) Trait c) Genotype d) Phenotype 7) An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits. a) Homozygous b) Allele c) Gene d) Phenotype 8) Having two different alleles for a trait, an example would be Tt or Rr. a) Homozygous b) Heterozygous c) Genotype d) Phenotype 9) Having two identical alleles for a trait, an example would be TT or tt. a) Chromosome b) Dominant Allele c) Homozygous d) Offsprings 10) A structure within a cell that carries the genetic material. a) Gene b) Genotype c) Allele d) Chromosome 11) The descendants of a person, animal, or plant. a) Allele b) Offsprings c) Genes d) Pedigree 12) Passing of traits from parent to offspring. a) Punnett chart b) Trait c) Heredity d) Offsprings 13) A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. a) Punnett chart b) Offspring c) Pedigree d) Heredity 14) A chart or family tree that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait. a) Pedigree b) Allele c) Punnett chart d) Heredity

Genetic Vocabulary

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