Heredity and Genes

A baby horse will inherit all of these traits from its parents except A baby horse will inherit all of these traits from its parents except

• height

• weight

• coat color

• preferred food

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What does DNA do?

• a.  It carries genetic codes from parents to offspring.

• a.  It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.

• a.  It tells you who you are.

• a.  It defines the organism.

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In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?

• circle

• square

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?

• HH

• Hh

• hh

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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A permanent change in the DNA sequence

which can affect a single gene or group of genes

• Homeostasis

• Somatic Cell

• Chromosomal Mutation

• Gene Mutation

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What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

• Denatured Natural Acid

• Do Not Accept

• I Don't Know

The rules of DNA pairing states that Adenine (A) always pairs up with

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Adenine

• Guanine

Genetic material (DNA) can be found in the...

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

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What is the correct order (from biggest to smallest) of organization for genetic information?

• Gene, DNA, chromosomes, nucleus, cell

• Cell, nucleus, DNA, chromosome, gene

• Nucleus, cell, chromosome, gene, DNA

• Cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene

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What mutation has occurred here?

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Frameshift

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