Genetics Quiz

An organism’s physical appearance is called your

• Hybrid

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Pedigree

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The process of an organism passing on its traits to its offspring is called:

• Mutation

• Heredity

• Punnet Square

• Pedigree

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Diet has a larger role in muscle size than exercise.

• True

• False

The way an individual looks for a certain trait.

• genotype

• phenotype

• allele

• gene

An organized model of biological relationships.

• karyotype

• biological line chart

• pedigree

• offspring tracker

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Animals that have extra-big muscles, have 2 copies of the allele that causes the

• full myosin protein

• half myostatin protein

• full myostatin protein

• partial myostatin protein

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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A version of a gene is called a(n)

• allele

• characteristic

• specific gene

• trait

How are alleles inherited?

• From the mother only

• From the father only

• From both parents

• Randomly from the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

• BB
• blue
• green
• bb

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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