Heredity/Genetics

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio
• trait
• probability
• sex chromosome

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

• protein
• trait
• DNA
• gene

Where are chromosomes found?

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered

• Homozygous

• Twins

• Heterozygous

• Common

Physical traits that are expressed are known as ____________

• Mutation

• Personality

• Genotype

• Phenotype

Sections of DNA that have instructions for a specific trait are called _______________

• Blueprints

• Genes

• Heterozygous

• Fragments

Chromosomes are

• Found in the mitochondria

• Made of 20 pairs

• Long strands of DNA that contain many genes

• Bundles of DNA that contain only one gene each

In science, mutations are

• The reason the X-Men exist

• Genetically engineered creatures that you fight in the Hunger Games

• A change in the DNA of an organism that produces new traits

• Always helpful for survival