Genetics

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What is a trait?

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Traits are the physical things that make us look the way we do, they may influence how we behave, and also our talents, abilities, and disease risks.

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Which trait can be influenced by both our DNA and our environment? Options:

Having six fingers

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Freckles

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How tall we are

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The colors of our eyes

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How tall we are

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Scientists like to study identical twins in genetics because..

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They have almost exactly the same DNA and this helps scientists figure out what traits come from the environment or from DNA

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How many Chromosomes do we inherit from our parents?

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23 from dad and 23 from mom, or 46 total

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Chromosomes

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They are thread like structures containing DNA found inside the nucleus of our cells

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What is a gene?

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A small part of DNA found in a chromosome that gives our body instructions to build for a specific trait that we have

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The chemicals found in DNA are referred to as bases that are represented by the letters

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ACTG

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Chromosome

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a threadlike structure found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

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When are chromosomes found in their tightly packed threadlike form?

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Reproducing

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Many of our traits can come from both our ______ and ______

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DNA and Environment

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