Heredity And Genetics

Question 1

Inherited traits

Answer 1

Physical characteristics that are passed on from parents to offspring

Question 2

Genes

Answer 2

Part of a cell that contains our inherited traits

Question 3

Traits

Answer 3

Physical or personality - what you look like and what kind of person you are

Question 4

Learned behaviors

Answer 4

Behaviors that are not inherited

Question 5

Instincts

Answer 5

A pattern of behavior in your responses

Question 6

Heredity

Answer 6

Behaviors and characteristics that you inherit

Question 7

Dominant

Answer 7

When one gene is stronger than another (recessive) for example…brown eyes are dominant over blue. You’re more likely to have brown eyes than blue.

Question 8

Recessive

Answer 8

The weaker gene (example blue eyes) and will be taken over by the dominant gene

Question 9

Phenotype

Answer 9

Physical traits - the things you see when you look at someone (not personality)

Question 10

Recessive

Answer 10

Can be carried in a persons genes without appearing in that purpose