Genetics and Heredity Concepts

What is genetics?

• The study of DNA nucleotides
• The study of heredity
• The study of a cell dividing into 2
• The study of eye color

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The passing of DNA from parents to offspring

• Generation
• Heredity
• Inheritance
• Traits

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After Mendel died scientists began to recognize the importance of his ideas. They called him a name. What was that name?

• Father of genes
• Father of heredity
• Father of genetics
• Father of traits

Heredity is

• the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• the passing of money to parents

• genes

• alleles affect inheritance

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a dominant allele is

• a hidden gene

• traits always shows up in the organism when the allele is present

• the number that describes how likely an event is to occur

• selective breeding

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recessive allele

• hidden when dominant is present

• dominant allele

• always present

• GG

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genotype

• an organisms genetic makeup or combination of alleles

• genes expression

• phenotype

• heterozygous

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phenotype

• an organisms genetic makeup

• the organisms physical appearance or visible traits

• genotype

• purebred

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Which of the following do your genes affect?

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• if you like swimming more than hiking

• how your body grows and looks

• your ability to ride a bike

• which color is your favorite color

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What do we call new plants that are related to their parents?

• Teenager

• Germination

• Offspring

• Family

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