Genes and Heredity

Which characteristic is NOT an inherited trait from one or both of its parents?

• freckles

• hair style

• eye color

• dimples

Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?

• fur color and pattern
• obedience to commands
• food brand preferences
• affection for a specific home

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A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.
• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.
• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

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Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

• Offspring inherit characteristics from one parent.
• Offspring inherit characteristics from both parents.
• Parents choose which characteristics to pass on to their offspring.
• Parents choose to change their appearance to match that of their offspring.

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Which feature of a bird is controlled only by inherited genes?

• diet 
• habitat
• beak shape
• life span

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Which is an example of a learned characteristic?

• color of a dog’s fur
• color blindness of a person
• ability of a mouse to run a maze
• a person’s ability to roll their tongue

Which of these is an inherited trait?

• dimples
• long hair
• favorite color
• driving ability

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Some human traits are controlled by single genes with two alleles, and other by single genes with multiple alleles.

• True
• False

T = tall an t = short
TT and Tt would result in  the following phenotype

• short
• tall
• both tall and short
• neither tall or short

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous
• DNA