Heredity

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

Which scientist(s) established the double helix structure?

• James Watson & Francis Crick

• Rosalind Franklin & Alfred Hershey

• Martha Chase & James Watson

• Francis Crick & Alfred Hershey

Bundled up, organized DNA found in the nucleus is called ____.

• gene

• trait

• chromosome

• nucleotide

During cell division, DNA must go through _______ in order to pass on genetic information.

• Replication

• Protein Synthesis

• Transcription

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• none of these

Is the allele dominant or recessive?

• DOMINANT

• RECESSIVE

Identify the genotype

• HETEROZYGOUS

• HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT

• HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE

What is the phenotype for Bb?

• Black chicken
• Blue Chicken
• Dominant
• Red spot

Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

• DNA

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Traits

How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells contain?

• 23

• 46

• 16

• 32