Genetics

Which of the following is NOT an example of a trait?

• eye color

• eye shape

• species

• body height

A child looks more like one parent than the other because a child only inherits genes from one part.

• True

• False

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The study of ______ is called genetics.

• heredity

• dominance

• pea plants

• mutations

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Passing of traits from parents to offspring is ___________.

• inheritance

• chromosomes

• traitery

• dominance

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A florist has one kind of plant that usually has red flowers (the dominant trait), but sometimes has white flowers (the recessive trait). If she crosses plants A and B as shown in the picture, 50% of the offspring will have red flowers.

• True

• False

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What models can be used to show traits and help determine genotypes of genetically related family members over ***several*** generations?

• Punnett square

• pedigree

• ratio

• phenotype

Which one is a dominant trait?

• Blue eyes

• Brown eyes

Which one is a recessive trait?

• Straight hair

• Curly hair

Why do children sometimes NOT look like their parents?

• They only got genes from one parent

• They may inherit traits from their grandparents

• They look like an aunt or an uncle

• They look like their siblings

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