Genetics Vocabulary Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Acquired Trait - Correct answer-A trait that is not in your genes but is picked up
from environmental factors.
Allele - Correct answer-Alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of
an organism.
Genetics - Correct answer-The scientific study of heredity
Dominant - Correct answer-An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism
when even one copy of the allele is present because it can mask or hide the
recessive allele and is indicated by a capital letter
Female Gender Genotype - Correct answer-XX
Gene - Correct answer-A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a
specific trait
DNA - Correct answer-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that
makes up the chromosomes.
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Answers Graded A+
Acquired Trait - Correct answer-A trait that is not in your genes but is picked up
from environmental factors.
Allele - Correct answer-Alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of
an organism.
Genetics - Correct answer-The scientific study of heredity
Dominant - Correct answer-An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism
when even one copy of the allele is present because it can mask or hide the
recessive allele and is indicated by a capital letter
Female Gender Genotype - Correct answer-XX
Gene - Correct answer-A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a
specific trait
DNA - Correct answer-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that
makes up the chromosomes.
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