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WorksheetsIntro to Heredity Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Molecule that carries the genetic information in your body's cells
__________ is the physical expression of a set of genes for a particular trait.
Genotype
Chromosome
Phenotype
Gene
This is a distinct portion of your cell's DNA that carries genetic instructions for a particular trait...
homologous chromosomes
genes
base pairs
genotype
These are molecules that will only bond with each other: A-T and C-G.
genes
homozygous
chromosomes
base pairs
Since human cells carry 2 copies of each chromosome (one from each parent), they have 2 versions of each gene; these versions of a gene are called ________ and can be dominant or recessive.
alleles
homologous chromosomes
genome
gene
This is a chromosome pair (1 from each parent) that are similar in size and carry genes for the same traits
This contains an organism's complete set of genetic material that is needed to build and maintain that organism
_______ is a gene pairing where each allele in the pair is a different version.
homozygous
heterozygous
homologous
genome
_______ is the set of genes responsible for a particular trait or phenotype
gene
genome
genotype
chromosome
What is the organelle that contains all the eukaryotic cell's genetic material?
nucleus
mitochondria
golgi bodies
lysosomes
Which of the following is a gene pair where each allele in the pair is the same version?
How do you spell DNA?
(a)
Who primarily discovered the A-DNA strand and also worked on the B-DNA strand, but did not necessarily receive credit for the work?
Franklin
Crick
Watson
