Brainpop Genetics

The term "double helix" refers to:

• The type of cell that contains DNA.

• The number of DNA molecules in each cell.

• The size of a DNA molecule.

• The shape of a DNA molecule

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DNA can be compared to a building's:

• bricks

• blueprint

• residents

• room

What is heredity?

• The passing down of traits in only plants.

• The way that you look.

• The passing down of traits in only animals.

• The passing down of traits from parent to offspring.

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Chromosomes are made out of DNA

• True

• False

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The scientific study of heredity.

• Biology

• Gene Therapy

• Genetic Counseling

• Genetics

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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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Scientific study of heredity

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Anatomy

• Biology

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The "Father of Modern Genetics"

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Rudolph Virchow

• Sir Isaac Newton

Who is the Father of Genetics?

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einsten

• Albert Wegener

A section (or sections) of DNA that codes for an organism’s trait. It is sometimes represented in models using a specific color within a section of DNA.

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