Genetics & Heredity

What is Genetics?

• The study of humans

• The study of heredity

• The study of animals

• The study of plants

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The passing of DNA from parents to offspring

• Genetics

• Dominant

• Heredity

• Allele

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What is a Gene?

• A piece of DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait

• A piece of DNA on Nucleus that codes for a trait

• All DNA

• Nucleus

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A unit of genetic material that determines a trait

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Gene

• Cell

Recessive allele

• Always shown

• Always Hidden

• Both

• Cell

Dominant allele

• Always shown

• Always Hidden

• Both

• Cell

The physical trait of an organism called

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Stereotype

• Karyotype

Genes of an organism are called

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Stereotype

• Karyotype

What do we call this (AA,aa)?

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

• Chromosome

• Cell

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Heterozygous alleles

• BB

• Bb

• bb

• AA

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