Intro to Genetics

Which of the following do your genes affect?

• Your ability to play soccer

• how your body grows and looks

• Your ability to ride a bike

• The function of your circulatory system

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Your sister is very good at playing the piano. What is her piano playing ability an example of?

• a learned behavior

• an inherited trait

• a dominant gene

• a recessive gene

What are recessive genes?

• strong genes that are in control

• genes that help you learn new things

• genes that you only get from your father

• weaker genes that hide when a dominant gene is present

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Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• using a computer

• freckles

• playing video games

• reading books

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The gene for brown eyes is dominant. What is needed in order for a person to have brown eyes?

• no genes for brown eyes

• two green eye genes

• at least one brown eye

• three brown eye genes

What is a learned behavior?

• something you are taught or learn through experience

• a feature that you are born with

• traits and physical features that your parents pass on to you

• tiny sets of instructions inside every cell in your body

What is TRUE about learned behaviors?

• They determine which genes are dominant and which genes are recessive.

• They control how tall or short you are.

• They determine what color your hair and eyes are.

• They make it possible for people to keep growing and learning new things.