Genetic Vocabulary Quiz Part 2 (1/12/2026) - Samuel Collier | Library

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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

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Aids digestion

Carries genetic information

Supplies energy

Fights infection

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Dominant

Alleles

Recessive

Offspring

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Phenotype

Offspring

Chromosome

Genotype

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Heterozygous		The genetic make-up (the assemblage of alleles) of an individual
Genotype		The physical expression of an organism's genes
Phenotype

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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

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True

False

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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

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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

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True

False

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__________ Allows for more genetic variation

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True

False

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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