Heredity and Genetics

What is the scientific study of heredity?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Allele

What is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next?

• Genetics

• DNA

• Heredity

• Nucleus

What is DNA? (Check the correct boxes)

• Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid

• Offspring

• located in the nucleus

• determines the genetic traits of an organism

What is a segment of DNA found on a chromosome; determines the inheritance of a particular trait?

• Gene

• Allele

• Heredity

• DNA

What is a chromosome?

• made of DNA

• located in the nucleus

• contains genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make new cells

• Created by a scientist

A _________ trait masks the other trait; it is the trait that shows if present.

What is a trait that will only exhibit when the dominant allele is not present.

• DNA

• Dominant

• Recessive

Choose the correct match.

• A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism or

  the set of genes an organism carries in its cells. A phenotype is the physical characteristics of an organism.

• A phenotype is the genetic makeup of an organism or

  the set of genes an organism carries in its cells. A genotype is the physical characteristics of an organism.

______________ is the study of heredity

• Traits

• Gene

• Alleles

• Genetics

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• offspring to parents