Simple Genetics

The study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring (heredity) is called..

• Botany

• Genetics

• Biology

• Ecology

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A trait that is inherited is controlled by your:

• friends

• DNA

• your environment

• something you learn

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When an organism in pure for a specific trait meaning it always passes that trait on to it's offspring.

• hybrid

• purebred

• DNA

• gene

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Two different versions of the same genes are called

• Allele

• Gene

• Phenotype

• Genotype

If someone has two copies of the same allele they are

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

_________means the combination of alleles you have.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Genotype

• Phenotype

The allele for brown eyes is dominant it has the letter B

The allele for blue eyes is recessive and it has the letter b

A woman has the genotype bb

What colour are her eyes and is she homozygous or heterozygous for this allele?

• blue, homozygous

• blue, heterozygous

• brown, homozygous

• brown, heterozygous

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If someone has two copies of the different allele they are

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Heterozygous

• Homozygous

Your ________ is what you look like

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Phenotype

• Genotype

Some alleles are _________ this means that you need two copies of the allele to have that characteristic.

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Phenotype

• Genotype