1. Genes contain specific instructions for how to make
A. Carbon
B. Gametes
C. Nucleotides
D. Proteins
2. Epigenetic changes are generally
A. not heritable genetic changes that are specific to an individual.
B. heritable changes in genetic sequences of a population
C. not heritable changes in gene structure of a population
D. eritable "on/off switches" for gene sequences due to environmental factors.
3. Meiosis produces
A. Skin cells
B. hydrogen molecules
C. RNA
D. Gamete cells
4. Which factor could increase the possibility of mutations in your offspring?
A. nothing because mutations are random
B. nothing because mutations are not inherited
C. having a mutation on a non-gamete cell
D. smoking tobacco
5. Epigenetics are different than mutations in that mutations:
A. can change traits
B. can be inherited
C. cannot be inherited
D. can change DNA sequences
1. D. Proteins
2. D. Heritable "on/off switches" for gene sequences due to environmental factors.
3. D. Gamete cells
4. C. Having a mutation on a non-gamete cell
5. D. Can change DNA sequences