Heredity and Inheritance

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called _____.

• heredity
• genetics
• traits
• genes

The study of the passing of traits from parents to offspring is called ______.

• genetics
• heredity
• traits
• genes

These are observable characteristics determined by specific genes.

• traits
• heredity
• genetics
• genes

It is a length of DNA that codes for a particular protein.

• genes
• histones
• genetics
• traits

DNA stands for ______.

 It is a special protein that provides structural support to a chromosome.

• histones
• chromosomes
• meiosis
• alleles

What do we call the thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells that contains the DNA?

• chromosomes
• DNA
• alleles
• histones

The process by which sex cells divide and shuffle their genetic material is called _______.

• meiosis
• genetics
• alleles
• genotype

These are cells that contain only half of the complete set of chromosomes.

• haploid
• diploid
• alleles
• traits

These are cells that contain the complete set of chromosomes.

• diploid
• haploid
• histones
• chromosomes