Inheritance

What are small stretches of DNA that code for traits

• Nucleus
• Chromosomes
• Gene
• Centromeres

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One form of a gene is called_______________

• a DNA
• a Phenotype
• a trait
• an allele

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What is the definition of Homozygous?

• When one allele is dominant and one is recessive
• When an individual has two sets of the same allele.
• when it is neither dominant or recessive

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What is the definition of a genotype?

• The genetic makeup of an organism

• The physical traits of an organism.

• When one allele is dominant and one allele is recessive.

• When both alleles are dominant.

What is the definition of heterozygous?

• When both alleles are dominant

• When one allele is dominant and one is recessive.

• When both alleles are recessive.

• When one gene is dominant and one is recessive.

An organism's physical appearance or visible traits

• fertilization
• genotype
• phenotype
• homozygous

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An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combination

• fertilization
• genotype
• phenotype
• heterozygous

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Each organism has 2 alleles for a particular trait. Where do these two alleles come from?

• One from each parent

• Both from one parent

• Alleles do not come from parents

• The kidney

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Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

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

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

• protein
• trait
• DNA
• gene