Gene and Chromosome

Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

• DNA

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Traits

The part of the cell that contains chromosomes and genes is the:

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Ribosomes

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• 2

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• 4

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• 4

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The picture shows 46 chromosomes taken from a human:

• Male, because there are two X chromosomes

• Male because there is an X and a Y

• Female because there are two X chromosomes

• Female because there is an X and a Y

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DNA is short for

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Nucleic acid

How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells contain?

• 23

• 46

• 16

• 32