Bolken's Intro to Genetics

What characteristic would a child NOT inherit from parents?

• freckles

• eye color

• hair style

• dimples

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa

• red hair

• heterozygous genes

• mutated DNA

Evan is a tall, 12 year old boy. He has a scar on his right cheek. He is intelligent and an excellent drummer. Which of his traits did he most likely inherit?

• height

• the scar

• his intelligence

• ability to play drums

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity

• trait

• gene

• allele

A characteristic or feature determined by genes.

• allele
• chromosome
• gene
• trait

The different forms of a gene

• allele
• DNA
• gene
• trait

Number of alleles that come from each parent

• 1
• 2
• 23
• 46

Allele that always shows up when present 

• Dominant
• Recessive

How much DNA do you get from each parent?

• 50% from each Parent, always.
• It depends, not always 50%/50%.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Girls inherit more traits from their mother than their father.

• True

• False