Unit 4 Genetics Vocabulary

What reproduction is responsible for genetic material being donated from only ONE parent?

• Asexual

  Reproduction

• Genes

• Nucleus

• Sexual Reproduction

What reproduction is responsible for genetic material being donated from two parents?

• Asexual

  Reproduction

• Heredity

• Nucleus

• Sexual Reproduction

____________ determines the genetic traits of an organism and located in the nucleus.

• Heredity

• Traits

• DNA

• Sexual Reproduction

The segment of DNA found on a chromosome and determines the inheritance of a single trait is called -

• Heredity

• gene

• DNA

• trait

What term best describes the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next.

• Heredity

• gene

• DNA

• trait

Which one below is an example of a genetic trait?

• spoken language

• reading ability

• eye color

• scar

Which one below is NOT an example of a genetic trait?

• spoken language

• hair color

• eye color

• height

Check all the examples of a genetic trait.

• eye color

• hair color

• scar

• spoken language

• detached earlobe

What term best describes a structure that is made up of DNA and there is 23 pairs within the nucleus.

• traits

• gene

• chromosome

• heredity

A trait passed from parent to offspring is called -

• chromosome

• gene

• inherit

• heredity