Mendelian Genetics

Question 1

The study of the passing of traits from parents to offspring

Answer 1

Genetics

Question 2

Characteristics of an organism, such as hair color (physical), or gentle (personality)

Answer 2

Traits

Question 3

Sections of DNA that have instructions to make a trait

Answer 3

Genes

Question 4

On a pair of chromosomes, one allele per chromosome; is an option for a gene

Answer 4

Alleles

Question 5

Trait that will show up even if there is a recessive gene present (RR, Rr)

Answer 5

Dominant trait

Question 6

Trait that is masked by a dominant trait, but can show up if another recessive trait is present (rr)

Answer 6

Recessive trait

Question 7

One dominant, one recessive (Rr)

Answer 7

Heterozygous

Question 8

Two of the same allele (RR, rr)

Two dominants, or two recessives

Answer 8

Homozygous

Question 9

The description of the trait in letters (BB means dominant blue eyes-BB is the genotype)

Answer 9

Genotype

Question 10

Physical description of a trait (BB means blue eyes, “Blue eyes” is the phenotype)

Answer 10

Phenotype