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Unit 4 Vocabulary + Addition Vocabulary

Quiz by REBECCA ROSENDAHL

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  • Q1
    A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
    Adaptation
    30s
  • Q2
    Reproduction in which a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
    Asexual Reproduction
    30s
  • Q3
    A long molecule of DNA that is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
    Chromosome
    30s
  • Q4
    The trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited.
    Dominant Trait
    30s
  • Q5
    Hereditary material that controls all the activities of a cell.
    DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
    30s
  • Q6
    A segment of DNA that carries hereditary instructions and is passed from parent to offspring.
    Gene
    30s
  • Q7
    An organism's inherited combination of alleles.
    Genotype
    30s
  • Q8
    The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
    Heredity
    30s
  • Q9
    Cell division that produces sex cells.
    Meiosis
    30s
  • Q10
    A process in which a parent cell divides to produce cells with identical genetic material as the parent.
    Mitosis
    30s
  • Q11
    A change in the type or order of the bases in an organism's DNA.
    Mutation
    30s
  • Q12
    In a nucleic-acid chain (DNA or RNA), a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base.
    Nucleotide
    30s
  • Q13
    An organism's physical appearance.
    Phenotype
    30s
  • Q14
    A graphic used to predict the results of a genetic cross.
    Punnett Square
    30s
  • Q15
    A trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited.
    Recessive Trait
    30s

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