Heredity and Genetics

What is the scientific study of heredity?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Allele

What is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next?

• Genetics

• DNA

• Heredity

• Nucleus

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

• Gene

• Allele

• Heredity

• DNA

What is the different possibilities for a given trait?

• Gene

• Allele

• Heredity

• Nucleus

What is a trait that will only exhibit when the dominant allele is not present.

• DNA

• Dominant

• Recessive

Which of the following statements is true?

• Your set of DNA is the same as your siblings'

• Your set of DNA is the same as your mother's

• Your set of DNA is the same as your father's

• Your set of DNA is unique to you

How many pairs of chromosomes exist in each of your cells?

• 10

• 12

• 19

• 23

The two gene combination found in DNA.

• phenotype

• menotype

• dnaotype

• genotype

Dominant alleles are represented by this type of letter.

• vowel

• capital letter

• lower case letter

• vowel

A dominant and recessive trait paired together.

• heterozygous

• homozygous recessive

• homozygous dominant

• autotrophs