Patterns of Inheritance

What is asexual reproduction?

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

• A reproductive process where two parents combine their genetic material to produce a new organism which differs from both parents.

• A reproductive process where two parents combine their genetic material to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

• A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring which differs from both parents.

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What is sexual reproduction?

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

• A reproductive process where two parents combine their genetic material to produce a new organism which differs from both parents.

• A reproductive process where two parents combine their genetic material to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

• A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring which differs from both parents.

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What is fertilization?

• The process by which an offspring receives genes from its parents.

• A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes.

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• When an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell.

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What is inheritance?

• The process by which an offspring receives genes from its parents.

• A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes.

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• When an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell.

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What is the definition of a gene?

• The process by which an offspring receives genes from its parents.

• A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes.

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• When an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell.

What is the definition of a trait?

• The process by which an offspring receives genes from its parents.

• A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes.

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• When an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell.

What is an allele?

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• A different form of the same gene.

• The trait will always show up in the offspring.

• The trait does not always show up in the offspring.

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What is the definition of dominant?

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• A different form of the same gene.

• The trait will always show up in the offspring.

• The trait does not always show up in the offspring.

What is the definition of recessive?

• A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

• A different form of the same gene.

• The trait will always show up in the offspring.

• The trait does not always show up in the offspring.

In asexual reproduction, the offspring are genetically _____.

• varied

• different

• the same

• diverse

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