Intro to Genetics

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Biology

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9th - 10th Grade

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Medium

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NGSS

HS-LS3-1, HS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-4

Standards-aligned

Stacey Ramay

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10 Slides • 19 Questions

Multiple Choice

A gene is

a section of DNA

a chemical found in the nucleus of cells

contains instructions for building a protein

all of the above

Multiple Choice

Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.

DNA

protein

RNA

glucose nucleic acid (GNA)

Multiple Choice

What is the study of genes and inheritance known as?

Genetics

Chemistry

Physics

Astronomy

Multiple Choice

Which statement best supports why many offspring look similar to their parents?

Offspring inherit traits from only one parent.

Offspring inherit traits from both parents.

Parents choose which traits to pass on to their offspring.

Multiple Choice

You inherit half of your DNA from your mother and half from _______?

Your father

Your pet hamster

Your grandmother

Your sister

Multiple Choice

What is a phenotype?

The expression of a trait; what you see.

refers to the genetic makeup of an individual

An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)

the passing of traits from parent to offspring

Multiple Choice

The inherited combination of alleles is known as the offspring's

heredity

phenotype

genotype

redigree

Multiple Choice

An organism's appearance is known as its

heredity

phenotype

genotype

pedigree

Multiple Choice

Which of the following features is NOT inherited?

Skin color

Tatoo

Hair texture

Color blindness

Multiple Choice

An organism's observable physical features are also called what?

Genotype

Phenotype

Multiple Choice

An organism's genetic code is also called what?

Genotype

Phenotype

Multiple Select

Check any/all phenotypes described below

Tall

Green eyes

Spotted fur

Multiple Select

Check any/all genotypes described below

Striped shell

Curved beak

Curly hair

Multiple Choice

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

hidden allele

dominant allele

recessive allele

present allele

Multiple Choice

You inherit a recessive allele from your mother and a dominant allele from your father. Which allele will be expressed?

The recessive allele

The dominant allele

Multiple Choice

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

homozygous

hetrozygous

protein

chromosome

Multiple Choice

having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

protein

homozygous

heterozygous

genotype

Multiple Choice

What does heterozygous mean?

An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)

An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)

When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both

the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red

Multiple Choice

A corn plant heterozygous for tall sprouts mates with a corn plant with short sprouts. If tall sprouts are dominant, how many different phenotypes are possible in the offspring?

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