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Understanding Inheritance

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

7th Grade

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Understanding Inheritance
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the genetic material inherited from the father?

Maternal

Paternal

Homozygous

Heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe a variation of a gene?

Genotype

Allele

Phenotype

Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term refers to the genetic makeup of an organism?

Phenotype

Genotype

Allele

Trait

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the observable, physical characteristic or trait of an organism called?

Genotype

Allele

Phenotype

Gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term describes an organism with two different alleles for a particular trait?

Homozygous

Heterozygous

Dominant

Recessive

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for an allele that is only expressed in the phenotype when two copies are present?

Dominant

Recessive

Homozygous

Heterozygous

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Homozygous

Heterozygous

Dominant

Recessive

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