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Heredity
Study Guide for What Makes You, You?
Question | Answer |
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This is the way traits, such as hair and eye color, are passed on from one generation to the next. | heredity |
This is the field of science that studies how these traits are passed on. | genetics |
Studied the heredity of pea plants. | Gregor Mendel |
These are the traits that you are born with, such as your eye color. | inherited traits |
These are traits that you have learned, such as learning how to read. | acquired traits |
This gene is the stronger gene. | dominant gene |
A dominant gene is stronger and will always win when combined with this gene. | recessive gene |
You can use this to help figure out the odds of two parents passing on particular genes to their children. | punnett square |
Understanding the genetic makeup of humans can help scientists to develop new ___________ to fight diseases. | medicines |
Crimes have been solved by identifying criminals using their ________ from small samples of hair, skin, or fluid. | DNA |
The FBI has opened a national __________ of genetic information to help law enforcement keep track of and find criminals. | database |
Genetics helps farmers increase the production of _______________to meet the demands of the world’s growing population. | food crops |
This is a code of how a living thing is put together and found in all cells. | DNA |
The transfer of traits from one generation to the next. | genes |
These are your children. | offspring |
Offspring receive _____ gene from their mom. | one |
Offspring receive _____ gene from their dad. | one |