Heredity and Genes Quiz

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What term is used to describe the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

  • Mutation
  • Heredity (correct)
  • Natural selection
  • Genetics

In the context of heredity, what is a variation caused by the recombination of genes during sexual reproduction called?

  • Homozygous
  • Adaptation
  • Mutation
  • Allele (correct)

Which of the following is a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring?

  • Allele
  • Nucleotide
  • Gene (correct)
  • Chromosome

What is the term for the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

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What is heredity?

<p>Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define 'Gene'

<p>A gene is a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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