DNA and Inheritance Quiz

Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?

• brown hair
• crying a lot
• ability to jump high
• his ability to talk

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An organism's observable physical features are also called what?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

Check any/all phenotypes described below

• Tall

• Green eyes

• Hh

• Spotted fur

• bb

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An organism's genetic code (combination of alleles/letters) is also called what?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

Check any/all genotypes described below

• Rr

• Striped shell

• Curved beak

• TT

• Curly hair

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

You inherit a recessive allele from your mother and a dominant allele from your father. Which allele will be expressed?

• The recessive allele (little letter)

• The dominant allele (big letter)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is called when a organism has  two different alleles for a trait. Tt or Rr

• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Domozygous
• Thermozygous

What is called when a organism has two identical alleles for a trait. TT or tt. RR or rr

• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Domozygous
• Thermozygous

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine