Heredity and Genetics

What do we call the passing of characteristics from parents to their offspring (children)?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Characteristics

• Genes

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What do we call the scientific study about how genes and traits are passed down from one generation to the next?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Characteristics

• Chromosomes

What is a characteristic?

• A quality or detail about something.

• A piece of DNA

• A gene

• A chromosome

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is an inherited characteristic?

• Any quality or detail about something.

• A quality or detail that somebody learns.

• A quality or detail that somebody got from their parents.

• A broken arm.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A molecule that gives instructions how to grow, develop, and work.

• DNA

• Gene

• Characteristic

• Heredity

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Chromosomes are found inside the cell's _______________.

• Brain

• Cell

• Nucleus

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

You got 23 from mom and you got 23 from dad?

• DNA

• Chromosomes

• Cells

• Characteristics

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An example of an inherited characteristic is _______________.

• brown hair

• short hair

• a broken arm

• a scar

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following are examples of inherited traits?

• Blue eyes

• Long fingers

• Long fingernails

• Pierced ears

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is a gene?

• A piece of DNA that gives instructions for 1 characteristic.

• An inherited characteristic.

• A characteristic.

• Brown hair.