Genetics, Heredity, and Pedigree, oh my!

Which scientist practiced genetic theory through his pea plants?

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

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________ is the hidden trait in genes.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Allele

Traits are physical characteristics that offspring inherit from both parents.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is NOT a trait controlled by DNA?

• funny

• hair

• eyes

• height

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What is a genotype?

• Pairing of alleles of a trait

• Type of jeans

• A form of a gene

On a pedigree chart, the square represents_________.

• a female

• a male

A phenotype is ______________.

• a type of gene.

• a type of study of genetics.

• the expression of the trait.

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Did you learn anything new this week with genetics?

• Yes!

• No!

• I want to learn more!

• So so

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