Genes, heredity, and chromosomes

What is an example of genetic variatian.

• A flower plant is exactly the same as their parent plant.

• Penelope has a burn scar on their leg.

• Marco has brown hair while their sister has blonde.

• Oscar likes pizza while Sam likes burgers.

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______ means made of different qualities such as color and shapes of flowers.

This pic shows why the tropical rainforest is known for its

• ecosystem diversity
• species diversity
• genetic diversity
• lack of biodiversity

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Identified as in danger of extinction.

• endangered species

• exotic species

• native species

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Both parents in this Punnet square

• are homozygous dominant
• are homozygous recessive
• are heterozygous
• have blue eyes

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part of DNA that codes for a specific trait

• gene

• chromosome

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Protein/Traits

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• nucleotide pairing

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An alternate form of a gene for a specific trait or gene product

• genotype

• allele

• gene

• phenotype

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (hybrid)

• isozygous

• genozygous

• homozygous

• heterozygous

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait

• isozygous

• genozygous

• homozygous

• heterozygous