Heredity (2)

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

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If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered

• Homozygous

• Twins

• Heterozygous

• Common

Sections of DNA that have instructions for a specific trait are called _______________

• Blueprints

• Genes

• Heterozygous

• Fragments

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Chromosomes are

• Found in the mitochondria

• Made of 20 pairs

• Long strands of DNA that contain many genes

• Bundles of DNA that contain only one gene each

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The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next is known as

• Alleles

• Ancestry

• Heredity

• Variation

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If a certain trait has two different alleles (one dominant and one recessive) it is called __________________

• Homozygous

• Confused

• Differentiated

• Heterozygous

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If a gene is always expressed or always shown with a capital letter it is

• Bossy

• Recessive

• Yelling

• Dominant

This variation of a gene can only be expressed if it is received from both parents

• Shy

• Heterozygous

• Variation

• Recessive

Different versions of the same gene are called

• Jeans

• Editions

• Varieties

• Alleles

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The physical traits of an organism

• Teletype
• Genotype
• Mesotype
• Phenotype

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