Simple & Co-dominance quiz

Question 1

Strands of chromatin containing DNA. Comprised of genes. Each __ has many different genes

Answer 1

Chromosomes

Question 2

part of a gene- each gene contains two, one from each parent. Dominant _ are typically represented by a capital letter, recessive _ are represented by a lower case letter

Answer 2

Allele

Question 3

carries information to encode a specific protein

Answer 3

Gene

Question 4

the specific alleles make up a gene. Can be homozygous or heterozygous.

Answer 4

Genotype

Question 5

the physical expression of a gene (observable traits). Recessive traits only show if an individual has a homozygous recessive.

Answer 5

Phenotype

Question 6

two of the same alleles; could be dominant or recessive

Answer 6

homozygous

Question 7

two different alleles- dominant and recessive

Answer 7

Heterozygous

Question 8

causes two equally dominant traits to be expressed in heterozygous individuals.

Answer 8

Co-dominance

Question 9

simplest type of cross. A single gene and how it could be inherited

Answer 9

Monohybrid crosses (Simple dominance)

Question 10

true-breeding

Answer 10

homozygous