7 Genetics Test Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What are instructions for an inherited trait called? | Genes |
| What are different forms of a gene that decides a characteristic? | Alleles |
| What is used used to organize the possible offspring combinations from a genetic cross? | Punnett Square |
| What is an organism's physical appearance? | Phenotypes |
| What is an organism with either two dominant or two recessive alleles for a given trait? | Homozygous |
| What is the study of heredity? | Genetics |
| What is a plant that fertilizes itself? | Self-pollination |
| What is the mathematical chance that something will happen? | Probability |
| What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring? | Heredity |
| What is the genetic makeup (allele combination) of an organism? | Genotype |
| What makes up the chromosomes in the nucleus of a Eukaryotic cell? | DNA |
| What is a trait that is masked if the dominant allele is present? | Recessive |
| What is an organism with one dominant and one recessive gene for a given trait? | Heterozygous |
| What is an inherited characteristic also known as? | Trait |
| What is a plant that fertilizes another plant of the same species? | Cross-pollination |
| Who studied pea plants to see how traits are passed from parents to offspring and is known as the "Father of Genetics"? | Gregor Mendel |
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