HW #9 Saving the Mountain Lion 2

A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

• gene

• centromere

• chromosome

• chromatid

What are the structures in this image called?

• chromosomes

• centromere

• sister chromatids

• chromatin

an observable characteristic

• trait

• personality

• cell

• DNA

Genes always appear in pairs. Your parents donate ________ allele for every trait.

• 1
• 2
• 23
• 46

The physical expression of a trait.

• phenotype

• genotype

• chromosome

• allele

Long strands of DNA are wrapped into

• DNA

• Chromosome

• Alleles

• Phenotype

The alleles that occur in population for a specific gene are called ____________

• private alleles

• unique alleles

• dominant alleles

• recessive alleles

A version or variation of a gene

• trait

• gene

• allele

• DNA

Hair color and eye color are examples of a person's....

• recessive traits

• dominant alleles

• genotype

• phenotype

Which type of allele is the most useful if trying to find out if an individual came from a specific population?

• private alleles

• unique alleles

• dominant alleles

• recessive alleles