LS.10b-Heredity

Who is known as the father of genetics for his work on pea plants?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

(such as eye color) is known as:

• Genes

• Heredity

• Alleles

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Which below is an inherited trait?

• Being good in math

• Having blue eyes

• Having an outgoing personality

• How clumsy you are?

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Which below is an acquired trait?

• Being good in math

• Having blue eyes

• How tall/short you are

• The shape of your forehead

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Alleles are different forms of a:

• Nucleotide

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Trait

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Which of the following represents a homozygous dominant genotype?

• Aa

• AA

• Ab

• aa

What is the physical appearance of an organism as a result of its genotype?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

If a pea plant has a genotype of Tt, what is the term for this genetic makeup?

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Purebred

• Recessive

Which of the following is an example of a recessive genotype

• ab

• bb

• ab

• AA

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Which of the following genotypes is considered purebred dominant?

• AB

• Bb

• CC

• dd