Living Environment Genetics

DNA is copied into 2 new strands of DNA during a process called:

• replication

• translation

• transcription

• transformation

Changes in the DNA sequence that affect genetic information are known as:

• replications

• transformations

• mutations

• prokaryotes

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequence

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What is this structure that is the building block of DNA and RNA?

• nucleotide

• ribosome

• protein

• amino acid

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Scientific study of heredity

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Anatomy

• Biology

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The scientific study of heredity.

• Biology

• Gene Therapy

• Genetic Counseling

• Genetics

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What is a gene?

• A type of protein

• A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait

• A cellular structure that contains DNA

• A model that describes the behavior of gases

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The actual trait is displayed (expressed) in an organism.

• carrier

• genotype

• phenoytpe

• trait

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A mutation is

• any change that is harmful

• any change in a gene or chromosome

• any change that is helpful

• any change in the phenotype

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The "Father of Modern Genetics"

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Rudolph Virchow

• Sir Isaac Newton