Genetics Quiz - Alien

What term is used to describe the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation?

• Heredity

• Phenotype

• Gene

• Allele

What is the term for the physical appearance of a trait?

• Heredity

• Phenotype

• Gene

• Allele

Which term refers to possible variations of a gene that controls a specific trait?

• Heredity

• Phenotype

• Gene

• Allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Genes are found within the __________ inside the nucleus of the cell. Which word from the word bank best completes the sentence?​ (a)  

• chromosomes
• cytoplasm
• inherited
• phenotype

__________ traits are passed down and are not influenced by an organism’s surroundings. Which word from the word bank best completes the sentence?

(a)  

• inherited
• Genotype
• genes
• chromosome

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The combination of alleles(LL, Ll, or ll) an offspring receives from a parent is known as its __________. Which word from the word bank best completes the sentence?

(a)  

• genotype
• gene
• chromosome