Genetics Vocabulary Quiz

genetic material is donated from only one parent; offspring are identical to the parent and each other (uniform)

• Asexual reproduction

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

made of DNA located in the nucleus; contains genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make new cells

• Asexual reproduction

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

located in the nucleus; determines the genetic traits of an organism (deoxyribonucleic acid)

• Asexual reproduction

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

segment of DNA found on a chromosome; determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• Asexual reproduction

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next

• Heredity

• Sexual reproduction

• Traits

• Gene

genetic material is donated from two parents; offspring differ from each parent and each other (diverse)

• Heredity

• Sexual reproduction

• Traits

• Gene

behavioral characteristics or physical attributes of an organism that are expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment

• Heredity

• Sexual reproduction

• Traits

• Gene