Inheritance Review for Test

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What indicates that a person is biologically female when observing chromosomes?

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The presence of two X chromosomes.

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What are DNA segments called?

Back

Genes.

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What is the genotype of a woman with ID 687 for the FCA26 gene?

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C/C.

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What is the genotype of a woman with ID 628 for the Gene FCA26?

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A/B.

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What are long DNA strands wrapped in?

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Chromosomes.

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What is the basic unit of heredity?

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Gene.

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What are different forms of a gene called?

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Alleles.

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What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism?

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Phenotype.

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype.

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What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

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Inheritance.