Heredity and Traits Lesson

The study of heredity is called ___________.

• genetics

• mutations

• pea plants

• recessive

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___________ is the characteristic of the living thing (some examples are the color of a flower, or a human’s hair color).

• Pea plants

• Mutation

• Trait

• Recessive

What is the genotype for the image?

• Brown eyes

• Blue eyes

• Bb

• bb

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Who was Gregor Mendel?

• An Austrian monk studied Botany and experimented on Pea Plants. He is thought to be the father of modern genetics.

• A mad scientist.

• A character in a Marvel movie.

• An American Monk who studied monkeys.

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Which is the correct definition of the word heredity?

• The passing of germinated material from parents to offspring.

• The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring.

• The passing of geriatric material from parents to offspring.

• The passing of German material from parents to offspring.

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What is the correct definition of the word genotype?

• The combination of alleles that you inherited from your parents.

• The combination of athletes foot that you inherited from your parents.

• The combination of arrows that you inherited from your parents.

• The combination of allowance that you get from your parents every week.

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What is the correct definition for the word dominant?

• This describes an allele that is never fully expressed.

• This describes an allele that will not be expressed.

• This allele contributes to the phenotype if one or two copies are present.

• This is a gene that is in a domain.

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What is the correct definition for the word codominance?

• Both of the alleles in a homogenous milk factory contribute to nothing in a phenotype.

• Both of the alleles in a heterozygous octopus contribute to the phone call.

• Both of the alleles in a heterozygous individual contribute to the phenotype.

• One of the alleles in a heterozygoes individual contribute to the phenotype.

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What is the correct definition of the word gene?

• Two sets of instructions for an inherited trait.

• Five sets of instructions for an inherited trait.

• Three sets of instructions for an inherited trait.

• One set of instructions for an inherited trait.

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What is the correct definition of the word allele?

• Same versions of a gene often represented by letter symbols.

• Different versions of a gene often represented by letter symbols.

• Different versions of a gene never represented by letter symbols.

• A famous singer.

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