Understanding Genetic Inheritance and Traits

What is the basic unit of heredity that determines a specific trait?

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Nucleotide

• Ribosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which term describes the physical appearance of an organism as a result of its genotype?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• DNA

What is the term for a version of a gene that can be dominant or recessive?

• Chromosome

• Allele

• Nucleotide

• RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Which of the following is a molecule that carries genetic information in cells?

• RNA

• DNA

• Ribosome

• Nucleotide

What is the process called when DNA makes a copy of itself?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

• Mutation

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Which term refers to a trait that will appear in the offspring if one of the parents contributes it?

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

What is the term for a change in the DNA sequence?

• Mutation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is a type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which term describes a situation where neither allele is dominant, resulting in a blended phenotype?

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Recessive

• Dominant