Genetics Quiz

What is genetics?

• The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• The scientific study of heredity

• A characteristic of an organism; can be inherited or acquired

• A trait developed through experience

What is heredity?

• The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• The scientific study of heredity

• A characteristic of an organism; can be inherited or acquired

• A trait developed through experience

What is a trait?

• The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• The scientific study of heredity

• A characteristic of an organism; can be inherited or acquired

• A trait developed through experience

What is an inherited trait?

• The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• The scientific study of heredity

• A characteristic of an organism; can be inherited or acquired

• A trait developed through experience

What is an acquired trait?

• The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring

• The scientific study of heredity

• A characteristic of an organism; can be inherited or acquired

• A trait developed through experience

What is a dominant trait?

• The trait that is always expressed when present

• The trait that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The set of genes in DNA that are responsible for a specific trait

What is a recessive trait?

• The trait that is always expressed when present

• The trait that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The set of genes in DNA that are responsible for a specific trait

What is a phenotype?

• The trait that is always expressed when present

• The trait that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The set of genes in DNA that are responsible for a specific trait

What is a genotype?

• The trait that is always expressed when present

• The trait that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The set of genes in DNA that are responsible for a specific trait

What is a gene?

• The trait that is always expressed when present

• The trait that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present

• The physical appearance of a trait

• The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA