Genetics Review

This is the study of how traits are inherited..

• heredity

• genetics

• genotype

• phenotype

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What do you call a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait?

• nucleus
• chromosome
• gene
• DNA

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Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?

• nitrogenous base
• nucleic acid
• cholesterol
• fatty acid

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Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• because we eat it every day for energy

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

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What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

• the color of the nitrogen bases

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DNA codes for...

• cholesterol
• proteins
• fatty acids
• a sandwich

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Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• ribosome
• nucleus

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• DNA because it's double stranded
• RNA because it's single stranded
• DNA because it's single stranded
• RNA because it's double stranded

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Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

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Where are proteins assembled (put together) in a cell?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Cell Membrane

• Muscles