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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the scientific study of heredity?
Heredity
Genetics
Allele
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next?
Genetics
DNA
Heredity
Nucleus
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is DNA? (Check the correct boxes)
Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
Offspring
located in the nucleus
determines the genetic traits of an organism
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a segment of DNA found on a chromosome; determines the inheritance of a particular trait?
Gene
Allele
Heredity
DNA
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a chromosome?
made of DNA
located in the nucleus
contains genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make new cells
Created by a scientist
- 6. Fill in the Blank
A ___________ is behavioral characteristics or physical attributes of an organism that are expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the different possibilities for a given trait?
Gene
Allele
Heredity
Nucleus
- 8. Fill in the Blank
A _________ trait masks the other trait; it is the trait that shows if present.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a trait that will only exhibit when the dominant allele is not present.
DNA
Dominant
Recessive
- 10. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct match.
A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism or
the set of genes an organism carries in its cells. A phenotype is the physical characteristics of an organism.
A phenotype is the genetic makeup of an organism or
the set of genes an organism carries in its cells. A genotype is the physical characteristics of an organism.
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