OSE - Genetics L1-6 Review*

What is the study of heredity called?

• Genetics

• Biology

• Evolution

• Anatomy

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

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What is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant trait?

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Codominant

• Incomplete dominant

What is the term for a change in the DNA sequence?

• Mutation

• Transcription

• Replication

• Translation

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What is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein?

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Allele

• Nucleotide

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What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Hemizygous

• Polygenic

What do you call two of the same alleles of the gene for a certain trait?

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Polygenic

• Monogenic

What is the observable characteristic of an organism?

• Feature

• Trait

• Attribute

• Quality

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What happens if a myostatin protein is partially formed?

• The animal will have somewhat bigger muscles than typical animals.

• The animal will have smaller muscles than typical animals.

• The animal will have normal muscle size.

• The animal will experience muscle atrophy.

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What is the process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring?

• Heredity

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

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