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Pigeons have Chromosomes.

• True

• False

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What is a mutation?

• A mistake that happens when our cells code for a type of base.

• A genetic defect caused by our genes that always leads to cancer

• Another way to name the proteins that make up a strand of DNA

• What happens to the chromosomes when our cells are ready to reproduce.

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The average person has about ______ mutations in their DNA that didn't exist in either there father or mother

• 3 billion

• 3 million

• 60

• 10-40

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Select the living organism that has DNA

• Pigeons

• Humans

• Trees

• All the other answers

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Using the Punnett Square, identify the correct Genotypic ratio

• 2:2:1

• 1:2:1

• 2:1:1

• 1:1:1

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What is an allele?

• A trait

• Different forms of a gene

• DNA

• Different types of parents

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What is a genotype?

• Pair of alleles that determine a specific trait

• Observable physical trait

• A trait that is observed with only one copy of an allele

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What is a phenotype?

• Pair of alleles that determine a trait

• Observable physical trait

• Different forms of a gene

What is a dominant gene?

• A trait that is observed when there are one OR two copies of the allele

• A trait that is observed only when there are two copies of the allele

• A trait that can be hidden in a generation

If a person is heterozygous for a trait, their genotype can be...

• Aa

• AA, aa

• AA, Aa

• AA