Heredity

What is NOT an inherited trait of humans?

• playing a piano

• Freckles

• Hair color

• Height

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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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The passing of DNA from parents to offspring is _____.

• Generation

• Heredity

• Inheritance

• Traits

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What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
• a piece of clothing
• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
• Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait

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Segments of DNA are called _______________________

• Genes
• Nuclei
• genotypes
• Chromosomes

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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

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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

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The physical traits of an organism is called _____.

• Teletype

• Genotype

• Mesotype

• Phenotype

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The genes of an organism that code for a trait is called____.

• Mesotype

• Phenotype

• Teletype

• Genotype

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The gene that code for the pure breeding is ______.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

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