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What is a phenotype of Mrs. Luce?
Black hair
Blond hair
Red hair
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Alleles are neither dominant or recessive, both alleles are present in organism.
codominance
hybrid
purebred
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Factors that control a trait are known as...
chromosomes
genes
trait monitors
mitosis factors
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This is a picture of a ...
chromosome
gene
trait
allele
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Which is an example of a homozygous dominant gene?
rr
Rr
rrr
RR
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What theory states that genes are carried from parents to their offspring on chromosomes?
Mendel's Theory
Chromosome Theory of Inheritance
Sutton's Theory
Cell Theory
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A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that come from a genetic cross.
Karyotype
Anchor Chart
Pedigree
Punnett Square
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An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait.
heterozygous
co-dominate
homozygous
hybrid
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What type of genetic disorder does a person have if they receive an extra #21 chromosome?
Down Syndrome
Hemophilia
Sickle-Cell Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
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The process where a new organism is formed from the joining of egg and sperm.
fertilization
fermentation
mitosis
osmosis
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Mutations cause a cell to produce an incorrect protein during protein synthesis.
False
True
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Where are ribosomes found?
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Nuclear Membrane
Endoplasmic Reticulum
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A mother that does not display colorblindness but has a son that does, is known as a ...
Carrier
Hybrid
Bad Mom
Pure vision
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What is the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half to form sex cells?
Meiosis
Cytokinesis
Protein Synthesis
Mitosis
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An example of a pure bred genotype is...
Tt
TT
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This RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein.
Messenger RNA
Transfer RNA
Ribosomal RNA
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Protein synthesis takes place on the ribosome of the cell. True or False?
True
False
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This is a picture of ...
hybrid petunia plant
purple ivy plant
periwinkle plant
pea plant
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A recessive genotype would be...
RRR
Rr
rr
RR
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This allele always shows up in the organisms when the allele is present.
recessive
dominant
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Colorblindness is a result of a sex-linked gene?
True
False
Maybe
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The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.
genetics
heredity
probability
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This process creates sperm and egg cells.
mitosis
meiosis
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What copies the DNA in the nucleus and carries the message to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm?
DNA molecule
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA
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A disorder that causes the body to produce abnormally thick mucus in the lungs is called...
Sickle Cell Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Down Syndrome
Hemophilia
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A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur.
Coin Toss
Heredity
Probability
Predicting Number
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A pedigree is a chart that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait.
False
True
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Different forms of a gene are known as...
F1 generation
allies
alleles
hybrids
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This is a picture of what?
Chromosome plate
karyotype
pedigree
Punnett Square
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The sex chromosomes determine whether a person will have blond or brown hair.
True
False
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The order of bases along a gene forms a genetic code for a certain type of what?
lipid
protein
carbohydrate
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A mother (female) can only pass on which sex chromosome?
X
Y
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Mutations are only harmful, not helpful.
True
False
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What are chromosomes made of?
2 alleles
X and Y's
Genes joined together
recessive and dominant alleles
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An organisms that has two identical alleles is called...
homozygous
homogeneous
heterogenous
heterozygous
