Genetics

What are observable characteristics that are passed down from parent to child called?

• traits

• genes

• lipoids

• mendalins

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many pairs of chromosomes does a child receive from each parent?

• 23

• 72

• 46

• 8

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What contains instructions that make proteins and also determines traits called?

• genes

• phenotypes

• Punnett square

• pea plants

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What vocabulary word means the passing of traits from parents to their children?

• heredity

• allele

• genotype

• homozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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What vocabulary word means the different variations of a gene and is represented with lower case and upper case letters called?

• allele

• phenotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

The genetic makeup of an individual is called ____________.

• genotype

• phenotype

• heredity

• dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The observable traits determined by the genotype is called ________.

• phenotype

• genotype

• heterozygous traits

• allele

If the individual inherits two of the same allele, it is called ____________.

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• recessive

• dominant

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If the individual inherits two different alleles, it is called _________.

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• dominant

• recessive

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

identify the trait as either homozygous or heterozygous: TT

• homozygous

• heterozygous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1