Inheritance

What are traits?

• Different species of plants

• Various colors of the rainbow

• Types of animals

• Characteristics that make an individual unique

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Why do offspring look like their parents?

• Due to the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• Because of mixing paint colors

• By cross-pollination

• Through self-pollination

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What is heredity?

• The characteristics that make an individual unique

• The color of an organism's eyes

• The process of mixing paint colors

• The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Aristotle

• Gregor Mendel

What is a gene?

• A section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait

• A type of cell

• A type of plant

• A type of animal

What is a dominant trait?

• A type of recessive allele

• A type of genotype

• A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor

• A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor

What is a recessive trait?

• A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor

• A type of phenotype

• A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor

• A type of dominant allele

What is a Punnett square used for?

• To predict possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring

• To mix paint colors

• To study the history of genetics

• To analyze the traits of parents

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What is a ratio used for in genetics?

• To analyze the history of genetics

• To predict which traits offspring will have

• To determine the color of an organism's eyes

• To study the characteristics of plants

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What is a pedigree?

• A type of cell

• A type of animal

• A type of plant

• A model that shows inherited traits among genetically related family members