Heredity Quiz

Different versions or forms of the same gene are called -

• chromosomes
• sex cells
• nitrogen bases
• alleles

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A man with brown eyes reproduces with a woman that also has brown eyes.  What are the possible genotypes for their child?

• BB, Bb, bb
• BB, bb, Be
• Bb, bb, BE
• BE, Be, bb

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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 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 unit of genetic material that determines a trait

• Carrier
• DNA
• chromosome
• Gene

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What is a dominant allele?

• A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
• A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
• Alleles that are the same
• Alleles that are different

What is a recessive allele?

• A trait that is always shown (capital letter)
• A trait that can be hidden (lower case letter)
• Alleles that are the same
• Alleles that are different

What is genetics?

• The study of DNA nucleotides
• The study of heredity
• The study of a cell dividing into 2
• The study of eye color

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Round face is dominant to oval face. The following genotype will result in which phenotype?
ff

• round 
• oval 
• square

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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