Genetic Vocabulary

structures that contain hereditary information and transfer it to the next generation

• genotype

• phenotype

• alleles

• chromosomes

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basic units of heredity carried by chromosomes

• genes

• chromosome

• alleles

• phenotype

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variations of genes that determines traits in organisms

• chromosomes

• alleles

• genotypes

• phenotypes

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A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

• gene

• centromere

• chromosome

• chromatid

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What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

• Single helix

• Double helix

• Triple helix

• Quadruple helix

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

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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alleles exhibit their effect only when they are both chromosomes

• genotype

• phenotype

• recessive

• dominant

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an organisms particular combination of paired alleles

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

• phenotype

the traits produced by those alleles that are physically seen

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• genotype

• phenotype