Genetics Quiz

What is a chromosome?

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

• The study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring

What is DNA?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid; the material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

What is a dominant trait?

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• In a pair of alleles, the one that, if present, determines the trait

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

What is a gene?

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

What is genetics?

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• The study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

What is a genotype?

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• The set of genes carried by an organism

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

Who is Gregor Mendel?

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

• The material found in a cell's nucleus, that determines the genetic traits of the organism

• The father of genetics who conducted pea plant experiments to determine how traits were passed from one generation to the next

What is heredity?

• The passage of genetic instruction from one generation to the next generation

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

What is a hybrid or heterozygous trait?

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• Refers to an organism that carries two different alleles for the same trait

• One of a pair of genes that determine a specific trait

What is an offspring?

• The passage of genetic instruction from one generation to the next generation

• Segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait

• A structure located in the nucleus of a cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make a new cell

• New organism produced by a living thing