Heredity Review

The passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parent to offspring.

• Genetics

• Dominant allele

• Heredity

• Recessive allele

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The scientific study of heredity.

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Probability

• Pedigree

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On what structures do we find genes?

• genes

• alleles

• chromosomes

• traits

What is heredity?

• the study of pea plants

• the passing down of traits from parent to offspring

• the study of genetics

• the passing of traits from offspring to parents

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What is genetics?

• the study of heredity

• the study of pea plants

• the study of cells

• the study of bacteria

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What is a gene?

• the smallest unit of life

• what you look like

• denim pants

• DNA that codes for a trait

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What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Traits

• Mendelian

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Blonde hair is a....

• Trait

• Genotype

• Gene

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Genes are inherited in pairs, one from each parent.

• True

• False

A female lion gives birth to two baby cubs. Which statement is true about the cubs?

• The offspring genes came from only one parent.
• The offspring genes came only from the mom. 
• The offspring genes came only from the dad.
• The offspring genes came from  both parents. 

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