Heredity & DNA Quiz

Riley inherited certain physical characteristics from her parents. Which of the following is not an inherited characteristic? 

• blue eyes
• wavy, red hair
• dimpled cheeks
• long fingernails

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Which of these choices describes the purpose of a Punnett square? 

• to diagram family relationships that include several generations
• to explain why some genes are dominant and some genes are recessive
• to compare inherited traits to acquired traits
• to illustrate how the alleles of parents might be passed on to their offspring

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Which of the following choices gives the alleles of the parents shown here? 

•  BB and BB
• BB and Bb
• Bb and Bb
• Bb and bb

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What can be determined from the results of the experiment? 

• Smooth shape and wrinkled shape are both recessive traits
• Smooth shape and wrinkled shape are both dominant traits.
• Smooth shape is a dominant trait, and wrinkled shape is a recessive trait
• Smooth shape is a recessive trait, and wrinkled shape is a dominant trait.

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Which of these choices is true about individual 4 in generation II? 

• female and the mother of individual 3 and 4 in generation III
• female and the daughter of individuals 3 and 4 in generation III
• male and the father of individual 3 in generation III
• male and the son of individuals 1 and 2 in generation I

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Which of these choices is true about individual 5 in generation II 

• Male carrier for widow's peak gene
• Female carrier for widow's peak gene
• Male with the trait for widow's peak
• Female with the trait for widow's peak

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How many children do the couple in generation I have? 

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

Terri is creating a model of DNA, which of these shapes illustrates how her model should look? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Dylan is listing the substances that make up DNA. which of these substances should he list as a nucleotide base found in DNA? 

• Sugar
• Phosphate
• Adenine
• Uracil

Which of the following describes the meaning of the word HEREDITY? 

• The number of genes located on the chromosome
• The passage of DNA from one generation to another
• Mutations that happen when DNA is duplicated
• The nitrogenous base pairs

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