Intro to Genetics

Organisms pass on traits to their...

• children

• parents

• siblings

• neighbors

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DNA contains what information? (Choose 4)

• Controls growth

• Tells what kind of job you'll have later in life

• Eye color

• Hair color

• Height

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Where do we get our genes from?

• Mom

• Dad

• Half from Mom and half from Dad

• 75% from Mom and 25% from Dad

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Which pictures show a cell? (Choose 3)

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What is the title given to scientists that study genes?

• genealogists

• geneticists

• family tree specialists

• genetic biologists

Who was the father of genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Issac Newton 
• Gregor Mendel 
• Bill Nye

Which offspring below most likely came from these parents?

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The study of how traits are passed on from parents to offspring

• genes

• genetics 
• genealogy

• DNA

Answer explanation

Genealogy is the study of family origins (family trees).

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