Genetics Practice

Heredity means

• The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring

• the traits someone has

• a distinguishing characteristic

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Genetics means

• the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring

• the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• a distinguishing characteristic

• a genetic factor

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Gregor Mendel studied what type of plants?

• rose bushes

• pea plants

• trees

• daisy flowers

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A dominant trait is

• a distinguishing characteristic

• a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor

• a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of another genetic factor

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A recessive trait is

• a distinguishing characteristic

• a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor

• a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of another genetic factor

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Select all the heterozygous alleles

• BB

• AA

• Bb

• Aa

Select all the homozygous alleles

• BB

• AA

• Bb

• Aa

Combinations of genes like Cc or CC are called

• genotype

• phenotype

• cross-pollination

• self-pollination

If an alien has a curly or straight antenna, the appearance of the antenna is called...

• genotype

• phenotype

• heterozygous

• homozygous

Genotype or Phenotype: Ss

• genotype

• phenotype

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