Genetics Test

The genetic traits that a parent passes to its offspring are called ____________ traits.

• dominant

• learned

• recessive

• inherited

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To receive genetic information and traits from a parent or parents.

• Acquire

• Inherit

• Organize

• Learn

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The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

• heredity

• genes

• traits

• genetics

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A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• codominance

• heterozygous

What is the main function of genes?

• To provide energy to the cells

• To digest food

• To determine the traits of an organism

• To protect the cell from viruses

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What is DNA?

• A type of protein that helps in digestion

• A molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce

• A cell component that provides energy for the cell

• A type of carbohydrate that stores energy

A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

• gene

• centromere

• chromosome

• chromatid

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Why are identical twins genetically identical?

• They inherit exactly the same genes from their parents

• They live in the same environment

• They eat the same food

• They are born at the same time

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How many copies of each gene do you inherit from your parents?

• One copy from each parent

• Two copies from each parent

• One copy from one parent only

• Two copies from one parent and one copy from the other

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A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• codominance

• heterozygous