Traits and DNA Quiz Study Guide
For this quiz you will need to be able to:
• identify traits and their variants
• explain, in general, what causes different variants for traits
• explain for the following specific examples what causes the variants in the trait
- blue people
- round v. wrinkled peas
- sickle cell anemia
• identify the parts of DNA including nucleotide, deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, and
the nitrogen bases
• describe the structure of DNA including base pairing, arrangement of nucleotides and
shape of the overall molecule
• explain how DNA is replicated
Traits and DNA Quiz Study Guide
For this quiz you will need to be able to:
• identify traits and their variants
• explain, in general, what causes different variants for traits
• explain for the following specific examples what causes the variants in the trait
- blue people
- round v. wrinkled peas
- sickle cell anemia
• identify the parts of DNA including nucleotide, deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, and
the nitrogen bases
• describe the structure of DNA including base pairing, arrangement of nucleotides and
shape of the overall molecule
• explain how DNA is replicated
Traits and DNA Quiz Study Guide
For this quiz you will need to be able to:
• identify traits and their variants
• explain, in general, what causes different variants for traits
• explain for the following specific examples what causes the variants in the trait
- blue people
- round v. wrinkled peas
- sickle cell anemia
• identify the parts of DNA including nucleotide, deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, and
the nitrogen bases
• describe the structure of DNA including base pairing, arrangement of nucleotides and
shape of the overall molecule
• explain how DNA is replicated