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Genetic Vocabulary Quiz Part 2 (1/12/2026)
By Samuel Collier
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What is a gene?
Single atoms carrying information
A region of DNA on a chromosome that specifies a trait
A type of cell division
New organisms produced by a living thing
What is the role of DNA in an organism?
Aids digestion
Carries genetic information
Supplies energy
Fights infection
Which term does not refer to the different forms a gene can take?
Dominant
Alleles
Recessive
Offspring
What is the term for new organisms produced by a living thing
Phenotype
Offspring
Chromosome
Genotype
Match the correct term with the correct definitions
Heterozygous
The genetic make-up (the assemblage of alleles) of an individual
Genotype
The physical expression of an organism's genes
Phenotype
Possessing a pair of identical alleles for a particular gene
Homozygous
Possessing a pair of unlike alleles for a particular gene
How can a change in a protein affect an organism after a mutation occurs in its DNA?
It causes the DNA to completely repair itself
It prevents the organism from having offspring
It can change how a cell functions, which may alter a trait
It always makes the organism grow larger
A gamete and a diploid cell have the same number of chromosomes.
True
False
What is a Gamete?
A sex cell in plants and animals (egg or sperm)
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent cell
Having only one set of chromosomes (23) per cell
Having two sets of chromosomes (46) per cell
What is a Diploid Cell?
A sex cell in plants and animals (egg or sperm)
Having only one set of chromosomes (23) per cell
Having two sets of chromosomes (46) per cell
A region of DNA located on a chromosome that specifies a trait
Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
True
False
Sexual reproduction requires the creation of gametes.
True
False
Which of the following are involved in passing genetic information from parents to offspring?
Chromosome
Proteins
Ribosomes
DNA
Gametes
Jeans
Which statement best describes a mutation?
A change in an organism’s environment that affects behavior
A rare change in a gene’s DNA sequence that can affect traits
The process of mitosis where cells divide to make identical body cells
A trait that an organism learns during its lifetime