Patterns of Inheritance and the Genetic Code Quiz

What is incomplete dominance?

• Occurs when one allele is only PARTIALLY dominant

• Occurs when both alleles for a gene are expressed equally

What the dominance that occurs when both alleles for a gene are expressed equally?

• Co-dominance

• incomplete dominance

What is an example of a inherited trait?

• Vocal Cords

• Lungs

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True or False: Tobacco smoke can influence the way genes are expressed

• True

• False

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Parents pass traits onto their children through ____________.

• Genes

• Chromosomes

• DNA

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What is a gene?

• Something that comes from your parents

• Chromosomes

• section of a DNA molecule that contains the information to code for one specific protein

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Where can DNA be found?

• In your blood

• Under your skin

• Chromosomes

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What is DNA Replication?

• DNA and RNA mixed together

• the process in which an identical copy of a DNA strand is formed for a new cell.

• forms a genetic code that specifics what type of protein will be produced.

What is mutation?

• Something from outer space

• any change in the DNA gene or chromosome

• I am not sure what this is

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If there is a white alligator that lives in the wild, would it be able to hide from predators?

• Yes

• No