Heredity

What is the code of life?

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• DNA

• Atoms

• Traits

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Humans have 23 pairs of _____________ . These are large molecules of DNA wrapped around proteins in the nucleus of cells.

• Bases

• Alleles

• Genes

• Chromosomes

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A specific sequence of DNA that codes for a protein is called a __________ .

• sequence

• base

• gene

• trait

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Characteristics such as hair color and height are called ________ .

• organisms

• traits

• genes

• bases

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_________ are complex molecules that do work in the body such as building and repairing cells.

• Proteins

• Cells

• Nuclei

• Alleles

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What does offspring mean?

• Babies or children

• A heavy metal band

• A type of tool or gadget

• A mutant

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What does reproduction mean?

• Make offspring

• Make money

• Make time

• Make muscle

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In _______ reproduction, there is only 1 parent.

• Asexual

• Sexual

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In ________ reproduction, offspring inherit 50% of their DNA from their mother and 50% from their father.

• Asexual

• Sexual

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What means "the passing on of traits from parents to offspring"?

• Replication

• Genes

• Heredity

• Variation

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