Genetics

The study of heredity is called

• Science

• DNA

• Dominant

• Genetics

These are diagrams used by scientists to determine a particular trait.

• Punting footballs

• Punnett squares

• Punnett circles

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The study of traits passed on to offspring from their parents is called__________________.

• Genetics

• DNA

• Traitology

• Characterization

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Where inside a cell is all genetic material stored?

• The Brain

• The Mitochondria

• The Vesicles

• The Nucleus

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What is the term for the physical appearance of an organism?

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

What is the term for the physical and behavioral characteristics of an organism?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

What is the genetic material found in the nucleus of a cell?

• RNA

• DNA

• Protein

• Lipid

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In genetics, what do we call the physical appearance or visible traits of an organism?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

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What is the term for a segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait?

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Allele

• Genome

What is the basic unit of heredity?

• Cell

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Nucleus