Complex Heredity

one set of instructions for an inherited trait

• heredity

• allele

• trait

• gene

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Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• fungi to protists

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Where is DNA found in a cell? 

• on the cell wall

• on the cell membrane

• on chromosomes 

• on the chloroplast

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Three cousins have a similar appearance but have different face shapes.
Which of these cell components are most involved in determining the basic shape of each girl’s face?

• Genes, chromosomes, nucleus.

• Cytoplasm, chloroplasts, and genes.

• Vacuoles, nucleus, and chromosomes.

• Chromosomes, chloroplasts, and vacuoles. 

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Which of the following is the correct organization of genetic material from largest to smallest? 

• DNA→ genes → chromosomes→ nucleus 

• genes →DNA→ chromosomes → nucleus 

• nucleus→ chromosomes→ DNA → genes 

• chromosomes→ DNA→ nucleus→ genes

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An alternative form of a gene.

• Allele

• DNA

• Dominant

• Recessive

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The scientific study of heredity

• alleles

• genetics

• chromosomes

• DNA

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A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

• allele

• genotype

• gene

• homozygous

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

• homozygous

• genetic makeup

• dominant

• heterozygous

Passing of traits from parents to offspring

• Genes

• DNA

• Heredity

• Homozygous

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