Genetics Vocabulary Questions and Answers
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hybrid [ Ans: ] An organism that has two different alleles
for a trait.
dominant [ Ans: ] An allele whose trait always shows up in
the organism when it is present.
gene [ Ans: ] The set of information that controls a trait;
code in the DNA.
alleles [ Ans: ] The different forms of a gene.
heredity [ Ans: ] The passing of traits from parents to
offspring.
purebred [ Ans: ] The offspring of many generations that
have the same traits.
trait [ Ans: ] A characteristic that an organism can pass to
offspring through genes.
genetics [ Ans: ] The scientific study of heredity.
phenotype [ Ans: ] An organism's physical appearance or
visible traits.
recessive [ Ans: ] An allele that is masked when a
dominant allele is present.
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hybrid [ Ans: ] An organism that has two different alleles
for a trait.
dominant [ Ans: ] An allele whose trait always shows up in
the organism when it is present.
gene [ Ans: ] The set of information that controls a trait;
code in the DNA.
alleles [ Ans: ] The different forms of a gene.
heredity [ Ans: ] The passing of traits from parents to
offspring.
purebred [ Ans: ] The offspring of many generations that
have the same traits.
trait [ Ans: ] A characteristic that an organism can pass to
offspring through genes.
genetics [ Ans: ] The scientific study of heredity.
phenotype [ Ans: ] An organism's physical appearance or
visible traits.
recessive [ Ans: ] An allele that is masked when a
dominant allele is present.
