Environment and Genetics

How many Chromosomes do we inherit from our parents?

• 23 from dad and 23 from mom, or 46 total

• 13 from dad and 13 from mom, or 26 total

• 13 from dad and 33 from mom, or 46 total

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What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome.

• A small part of DNA found in a chromosome that gives our body instructions to build for a specific trait that we have

• Things that are sometimes refered to as XX and XY inside of our cell membranes

• Kind of like a "flavor" because there are 23 kinds from each parent.

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What makes one persons DNA different from someone elses?

• The amount of pairs of bases on the strand of DNA.

• The order of the bases of ATCG

• The amount of mutations found in the DNA

• The type of chemicals it's made out of.

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Our genes are ______ % the same when compared to another human

• 99

• 99.9

• 50-60

• 80

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Select the living organism that has DNA

• Pigeons

• Humans

• Trees

• All the other answers

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What are chromosomes?

• They are thread like structures containing DNA found inside the nucleus of our cells

• They are X shaped blobs made of ribosomes

• They are the inherited traits we recieve from our parents

• They are types of alleles found in the mitochondria of a cell

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The chemicals found in DNA are referred to as bases that are represented by the letters

• QRTP

• ABCD

• DTPG

• ACTG

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What is a Chromosome?

• a threadlike structure found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• An X shaped thing found in the mitochondria of the cell that helps create energy in the form of ATP.

• A threadlike structure found in the lysosome carrying genetic information in the form of proteins.

• A colorful and fluorescent type of sugar that our body uses to break down and get energy.4

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Which trait will not likely be influenced by the environment?

• Height

• Ability to play basketball

• How good we are at math

• Our Eye Color

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Pigeons have Chromosomes.

• True

• False

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