Unit 8 - Heredity

1. The inherited combination of genes is known as:

• phenotype

• pedigree

• genotype

The organism's physical appearance is known as:

• phenotype

• heredity

• genotype

_______________ used pea plants to study patterns of inheritance.

• Mendel

• Punnett

• Hooke

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How many copies of each gene do normal humans have?

• 1

• 2

• 4

A _______________ is a segment of DNA with instructions for a single trait.

• trait

• gene

• chromosome

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following is a genotype?

• RR

• Rr

• smooth

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• rough

• Rr

• smooth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is a recessive genotype?

• rough

• Rr

• smooth

• rr

Which of the following is a trait that a person inherits?

• 
• 
• 

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The trait that always appears if at least one is inherited is called the:

• phenotype

• dominant trait

• recessive trait