Genetics and Heredity Review

The study of the heredity and variation of organisms.

• Cancer

• Dominant traits

• Genetics

• Pedigrees

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A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Fertilization

• The Law of Segregation

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A reproductive process where cells from 2 different parents combine to produce a new organism.

• Sexual reproduction

• Budding

• Cloning

• Asexual reproduction

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What is a gene?

• A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein

• The portion of the chromosome that does not get transcribed

• A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein

• The collection of your chromosomes

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What is a specific observable characteristic of an organism?

• DNA

• Gene

• Trait

• Chromosome

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What are strands of hereditary material found on DNA?

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Cells

• Nucleus

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Where are chromosomes found in a cell?

• in the mitochondria

• in the cell membrane

• in the cytoplasm

• in the nucleus

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How many alleles for the same gene do offspring get?

• 1

• 2

• 23

• 100's to 1000's

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What is a variation of a particular gene such as brown and blue eyes?

• Karyotype

• DNA

• Allele

• Chromosome

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Which set of chromosomes represents a male?

• XX

• XY

• XXY

• XYY