Genetics STAAR Questions

A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

• gene

• centromere

• chromosome

• chromatid

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Genetic traits are determined by one or more

• genes

• organelles

• random chances

• cells

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The alleles that an organism has/inherits are its

• genotype

• phenotype

• chromosome

• recessive

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The observable expression of a trait is its

• phenotype

• genotype

• chromosome

• allele

The scientific study of heredity.

• Biology

• Gene Therapy

• Genetic Counseling

• Genetics

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Who was considered to be the father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Aristotle

• John Newton

• Gregor Mendel

Scientific study of heredity

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Anatomy

• Biology

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A complex molecule (double helix - “twisted staircase”) that carries the code for organisms’ traits, which is passed on from generation to generation.

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The "Father of Modern Genetics"

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Rudolph Virchow

• Sir Isaac Newton

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

• carrier

• genotype

• phenoytpe

• trait

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