Genetics Terms

Which term describes the different forms of a gene?

• Chromosome

• Allele

• DNA

• Punnett Squares

A phenotype is

• Physical appearence

• Dominance

• Recessiveness

• Letter combinatons

What is a gene?

• They cause disease

• What you wear to parties

• The basic building blocks of heredity

• It is what DNA is made up of

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What is an allele?

• A gene

• A genotype

• A phenotype

• Different forms of a gene

What is a chromosome?

• Different forms of a gene

• Rod-like structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

• A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.

• A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

Which of the characteristics is a lion least likely to pass on to its offspring?

• fur color
• length of tail
• scars on leg
• body size

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What does genetics mean?

• the study of heredity and variation in organisms

• the study of chromosomes

• the study of genes

• the study of biology and heredity

What does heredity mean?

• two identical alleles

• two different alleles

• the biological process responsible for passing on physical traits from one generation to another

• genetics

What are genes?

• a segment of DNA that codes for particular traits

• alleles

• chromosomes

• genetic variation

What is a genotype?

• the makeup of your specific genes as passed on from your ancestors

• physical appearance

• chromosomes

• traits inherited from your parents