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- 1. Multiple Choicethe passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.hereditytraitgeneallele
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAn allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.recessive alleledominant allelehidden allelepresent allele
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAn allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.hidden alleledominant allelerecessive allelepresent allele
- 4. Multiple Choiceone set of instructions for an inherited traitheredityalleletraitgene
- 5. Multiple Choiceone of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair colorallelegenetraitDNA
- 6. Multiple Choicean organism's appearance or other detectable characteristicgenotypephenotypegeneticsheterozygous
- 7. Multiple Choicegenetic makeupphenotypegenotypeheterzygousallele
- 8. Multiple Choicethe chances of something happeningdominantgenotypephenotypeprobability
- 9. Multiple Choicehaving two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).homozygoushetrozygousproteinchromosome
- 10. Multiple Choicehaving two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).proteinhomozygousheterozygousgenotype
- 11. Multiple Choicefather of geneticsGregor MendelJames WatsonDr. RobbinsFrancis Crick
- 12. Multiple ChoiceComplex molecules which make up structures and carry out functions of an organismproteinchromosomeDNAgene
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA single piece of coiled DNA found in the cells; contains genes that encode traits.genechromosometraitDNA
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genesproteintraitDNAgene
- 15. Multiple ChoiceComplex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.DNAproteinRNAglucose nucleic acid (GNA)
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