Practice Foundations of Heredity – What is Inherited? - 1.1 | Unit 5: Introduction to Genetics and Heredity | IB MYP Grade 9 Biology
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Question 1

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Define heredity.

💡 Hint: Think about how you resemble your parents.

Question 2

Easy

What are traits?

💡 Hint: What can we see or identify in an organism?

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Question 1

What is heredity?

  • The study of genetics
  • The passing of traits
  • Environment's influence

💡 Hint: Think of how your features come from your parents.

Question 2

True or False: Acquired traits can be passed to offspring.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider if skills learned can be inherited.

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Question 1

If a trait is controlled by a single gene with two alleles, one dominant and one recessive, how would you predict the likelihood of offspring exhibiting the dominant trait if one parent is homozygous dominant and the other is heterozygous?

💡 Hint: Write the possible alleles for each parent and set up the Punnett square.

Question 2

Why is it important to differentiate inherited traits from acquired traits in genetics?

💡 Hint: Consider the implications for genetic testing and inheritance.

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