Heredity and DNA Replication

The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.

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According to the Punnett Square, what is the percent probability that the parents will have heterozygous children.

• 100%

• 50%

• 25%

• 0%

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A= Long Lashes

a= Short Lashes

According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability that the offspring will have have long lashes?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

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B= Dimples

b= No Dimples

Which of the following statements is true?

• the father's phenotype is dimples

• there is an 100% probability that the offspring will have dimples

• there is a 50% probability that the offspring will not have dimples

• bb is heterozygous

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Which of the following is the correct organization of genetic material from largest to smallest? 

• genes

• nucleus 

• DNA

• chromosomes

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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Crossing over in organisms is responsible for...?

• Dominance of genes

• Recombination of genes

• Linkage

• Segregation of alleles

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Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil