Study Jamz - Heredity

Which of the following do your genes affect?

• your ability to play soccer

• how your body grows and looks

Your sister is very good at playing the piano. What is her piano playing ability an example of?

• a learned behavior

• an inherited trait

What are recessive genes?

• strong genes that are in control

• weaker genes that hide when a dominant gene is present

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• using a computer

• freckles

The gene for brown eyes is dominant. What is needed in order for a person to have brown eyes?

• at least one brown eye gene

• two green eye genes

What is a learned behavior?

• something that you are taught or learned through experience

• a feature that you are born with

What is true about learned behaviors?

• They make it possible for people to keep growing and learning new things.

• They control how tall or short you are.