17. At the end of their biology unit, 7th grade students were asked to make a glossary of biological terms. Which student did the best job of defining the word "heredity"?

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At the end of their biology unit, 7th grade students were asked to make a glossary of biological terms. Which student did the best job of defining the word "heredity"?

A) Kendall- Heredity is the study of chromosomes and the genes that they contain.

B) Carla- Heredity is the passing of genetic information contained in chromosomes from one generation to the next.

C) Joseph- Heredity is the study of human characteristics passed down from parent to offspring.

D) Devon- Heredity is the reason that tall parents will usually have tall children.

The correct answer is:

Carla- Heredity is the passing of genetic information contained in chromosomes from one generation to the next. (B)

Explanation:

Heredity, also known as inheritance is the passing down of genetic traits and genetic information from parents to their offspring through reproduction (sexual or asexual), and this information is contained in DNA materials called chromosomes.

Carla's definition most appropriatly captures the context of genetics, while Kendall and Joseph rather defined "genetics", which is the study of heredity.

Devon did not give a definition, but rather an example.

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).