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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which process results in daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell?
mitosis
meiosis
Fill in the blank: The final cells produced by meiosis are called ________.
Gametes
Zygotes
Somatic cells
Stem cells
How many chromosome pairs does each human cell have?
22 chromosome pairs
23 chromosome pairs
42 chromosome pairs
46 chromosome pairs
What is the total number of chromosomes in a human cell?
48 chromosomes
23 chromosomes
44 chromosomes
46 chromosomes
Fill in the blank: The genetic makeup of an organism is called its ______.
Genotype
Phenotype
Chromosome
Allele
Fill in the blank: The observable characteristics of an organism are called its ______.
Allele
Genotype
Phenotype
Chromosome
What are the three laws of heritability?
Replication, Transcription, Translation
Mutation, Variation, Adaptation
Inheritance, Evolution, Selection
Dominance, Segregation, Independent Assortment
Which law of heritability states that alleles separate during gamete formation?
Dominance
Segregation
Independent Assortment
Which law of heritability explains that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes?
Dominance
Segregation
Independent Assortment
One definition of epigenetics is the study of:
oxidative stress and its affect on gene therapy
changes in gene function that are heritable but don't entail change in DNA
changes in genetic DNA code that are heritable
an organism's complete set of genetic information
