Genetics and Inheritance Video Questions 6.03 p2

What is inheritance in genetics?

• The process of passing on genetic information

• A way to inherit money from ancestors

• A type of disease

• A process of learning skills from parents

How many sets of genes do you receive at birth?

• Three sets from grandparents

• Two sets, one from each parent

• None, genes are developed over time

• One set from your mom

What determines if a trait is dominant or recessive?

• The trait's popularity

• The strength of the allele

• The color of the trait

• The age of the person

What happens when both alleles are equally strong?

• A new trait is formed

• Both traits are visible

• It results in a genetic mutation

• The dominant trait disappears

What are sex-linked traits?

• Traits that determine if you like sports

• Traits only found on chromosomes unique to one sex

• Traits that can be changed over time

• Traits that are linked to the environment

What are polygenic traits?

• Traits that are always dominant

• Traits made up of a combination of genes

• Traits that do not change

• Traits influenced by one gene

Why might someone with two parents having blue eyes not have blue eyes?

• Because of a mutation

• Due to environmental factors

• Because eye color is a polygenic trait

• Because the parents are not their biological parents

If both your parents carry a recessive trait, what does it mean for you?

• You cannot carry the trait

• You will only show the trait if it is dominant

• You might show the trait

• You will definitely show the trait