1) a new organism produced by one or two parents through sexual or asexual reproduction a) Offspring b) Generation c) Genetics 2) All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor: Mother and daughters represent two generations. a) Offspring b) Generation c) Genetics 3) The study of heredity (genes), and how the traits of living things are transmitted from one generation to the next. a) Heredity b) Traits c) Genetics 4) contains the genetic material (DNA) in a eukaryotic cell and controls the cell a) Nucleus b) Cell c) Chromosome 5) strands of wound up genetic material (DNA) found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell a) Nucleus b) Cell c) Chromosome 6) strands of wound up genetic material (DNA) found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell a) Nucleus b) Cell c) Chromosome 7) genetic material that acts as instructions for all living things  a) Nucleus b) DNA c) Chromosome 8) a section of the DNA (genetic material) that codes for a specific trait or characteristic a) Gene b) DNA c) Chromosome 9) the passing of traits from parents to offspring a) Gene b) Heredity c) Genetics 10) CAPITAL and small letters used to represent the dominant and recessive trait options. They are found the same location on the corresponding chromosomes. a) Allele b) Genotype c) Phenotype 11) distinguishing characteristics or qualities expressed by genes a) Allele b) Genotype c) Trait 12) is only expressed when two copies are present in an organism. a) Allele b) Homozygous c) Heterozygous 13) A combination of two alleles that are different from one another a) Allele b) Homozygous c) Heterozygous 14) This is the genetic combination of alleles the offspring receives. (The letters that make up the genetic code for a trait) a) Allele b) Genotype c) Phenotype 15) This is the physical appearance of the allele combination the offspring receives. a) Allele b) Genotype c) Phenotype 16) is always expressed (shown) even when the recessive allele is present in an organism. a) Allele b) Dominant c) Recessive 17) is only expressed when two copies are present in an organism. a) Allele b) Dominant c) Recessive

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