Genetics

The bands on this chromosome represent:

• egg cells

• sperm cells

• hormones

• genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are genes made of?

• DNA

• cells

• traits

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What are genes made of?

• DNA

• cells

• traits

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What would cause a new genetic trait to appear all of a sudden in a species?

• cloning

• mutation

• asexual reproduction

• budding

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the name of the molecule in the diagram?

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

• DNA

• oxygen

What is the function (job) of DNA?

• instructions for traits

• creates energy for cells

• stores nutrients

• releases cellular waste

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What percentage of the offspring in this Punnett Square will most likely show the recessive trait?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Why are the Yy peas yellow, even though they have a green (y) gene?

• Yellow is dominant.

• Yellow is recessive.

• The genes from the parents mix.

Which of the following parents would have children that ALL show a recessive trait?

• Aa x Aa

• BB x bb

• gg x gg

• EE x EE

The instructions (letters, codes) for a specific trait that gets passed from parent to offspring

• trait

• gene

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2