6 Written Questions

1. copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA
2. the actual gene structure for a trait
3. physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parents to the offspring
4. a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family
5. process by which a single parent reproduces a copy of itself
6. the trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms
   1. gene splicing
   2. fertilization
   3. cloning
   4. genetic engineering
2. making a genetically identical copy of DNA of an organism
   1. genotype
   2. DNA
   3. cloning
   4. gene
3. a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
   1. chromosome
   2. genotype
   3. phenotype
   4. cloning
4. the process by which the DNA of one organism is cut and a gene from another is inserted.
   1. cloning
   2. gene
   3. gene splicing
   4. genotype
5. Trait that is apparent when two recessive alleles for the characteristic are inherited.
   1. bioethics
   2. dominant trait
   3. recessive trait
   4. replication
6. process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
   1. replication
   2. mutation
   3. pedigree
   4. fertilization

6 True/False Questions

1. bioethics → making a genetically identical copy of DNA of an organism

   True        False

2. sexual reproduction → process by which a single parent reproduces a copy of itself

   True        False

3. phenotype → the actual gene structure for a trait

   True        False

4. mutation → change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information

   True        False

5. DNA → deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics

   True        False

6. gene → basic unit of heredity in a living organism

   True        False