N5 Unit 2 KA4 Variation and Inheritance

Name the type of variation when characteristics can be measured.

• Discrete

• Continuous

• Variation

• Inheritance

Name the type of inheritance which usually only involves a single gene?

• Discrete

• Continuous

• Variation

What word describes when ma y genes control a characteristic?

• Discrete

• Genes

• Variation

• Polygenic

Which type of variation involves polygenic inheritance?

• Discrete

• Continuous

Which of the following characteristics is an example of discrete variation?

• Eye colour

• Height

• Shoe size

• Weight

Which of the following is an example of continuous variation?

• Eye colour

• Blood group

• Tongue rolling

• Height

What do genes code for?

• Amino acids

• Proteins

• Characteristics

• Traits

What term describes sections on a chromosome?

• Pair

• Gene

• DNA strand

What is an allele?

• Section on a chromosome

• Different forms of a gene

• Types of protein

• A type of inheritance

Which allele is always show in an individuals phenotype?

• Dominant

• Recessive