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WorksheetsGenetics
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Genetics is________________________
how we inherit our traits.
the study of parents and their offspring.
the study of heredity.
___________________the passing of traits from one generations to the next.
Genetics
Phenotype
Genotype
Heredity
What are traits?
What we inherit from our parents.
The student of heredity.
The reason welooklike we do.
Observable charateristics
What is Cell Theory?
The basic characteristics of all cells and living organisms.
Describes the Cell Cycle.
Explains how we inherit traits.
What are the three characteristics of Cell Theory?
All cells come from other cells.
All organisms are made up of cells.
Cells are the basic unit of all living things.
All of the above.
None of the above.
What are "characteristics"?
Things you can see, such as eye color, height, dimples.
Things that everyone has, such as hair, eyes, nose.
The way people act and behave, such as being kind, athletic, calm.
What kind of traits show?
Characteristics
Recessive
Dominant
Traits that are hidden are_____________________
charateristics.
personality.
recessive.
dominant.
Where do traits come from?
Your mother
Your father
Your genes
What is the difference between an "allele" and a "gene"?
An allele determines the traits you will inherit, and genes are charateristics you cannot see.
An allele is one half of a gene; a gene is made up of two alleles.
An allele is inherited from your mother, and genes are are inherited from your father.
If you inherit one dominant allele, and one recessive allele which trait shows?
The dominant trait
The recessive trait
Both
Neither
Are "blue eyes" a phenotype or genotype?
phenotype
genotype
The gene pair Tt is a phenotype.
True
False
False, it is a genotype.
Is being athletic is a phenotype or genotype?
A phenotype
A genotype
A trait
A characteristic
A learned trait
