HEREDITY

Juan's dog, Luna, was hit by a car. Fortunately, she lived and is healthy! But she is now missing a leg. Having only three legs is a(n)

• inherited trait.

• learned behavior.

• instinct.

• acquired trait.

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When the doctor operates on the patient's eye, he is using

• learned behavior.

• acquired physical trait.

• inherited physical trait.

• instinct.

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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Where are chromosomes found?

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

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Segments of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic.

• heredity

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• phenotype

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The passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parent to offspring.

• Genetics

• Dominant allele

• Heredity

• Recessive allele

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The scientific study of heredity.

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Probability

• Pedigree

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The different forms of a gene.

• Genes

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Pedigree

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A trait that is always hidden when the dominant allele is present.

• Phenotype

• Recessive allele

• Genotype

• Heredity

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An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

• Genes

• Heterozygous

• Genotype

• Dominant allele

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