Genetics and Heredity Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

Genetics and Heredity Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+

Heredity - Correct answer-Passing of traits from parents to offspring

Genetics - Correct answer-The scientific study of heredity

Genes - Correct answer-Carry information in living cells and determine an

organism's traits or characteristics; inherited from an organism's parent(s)

Alleles - Correct answer-Instructions for a trait (one from each parent)

Genotype - Correct answer-The combination of alleles or letters for a trait

Phenotype - Correct answer-The expression of the genotype. How it looks or acts

Trait - Correct answer-A characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or acquired

Dominant Trait - Correct answer-Represented by an upper case letter. Always wins

in Mendelian genetics. Only one copy is needed

Recessive Trait - Correct answer-Represented by a lowercase letter. Must have two

copies of a recessive trait to be expressed in the phenotype.




©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1