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Duplicate of Genetics Review (from VogelL)
Duplicate of Genetics Review (from VogelL)
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A genotype with two identical alleles is called
dominant
heterozygous
recessive
homozygous
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A genotype of rr or RR.
homologous
heterologous
heterozygous
homozygous
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Genes that mask other genes are said to be
true breeding
hybrid
dominant
recessive
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P= Purple, p= white. If two white flowered plants cross, what % of the offspring will be white?
100
50
25
0
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The process of the union of sperm and egg to form a new organism.
mitosis
duplication
fertilization
meiosis
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A characteristic of an organism can also be called a
gene
hybrid
trait
purebred
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The “Father of Modern Genetics” is
James Watson
Francis Crick
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
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A genotype with two different alleles is called
dominant
homozygous
recessive
heterozygous
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Different versions of a gene are called
chromosomes
alleles
genotypes
traits
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What portion of its genetic material does an offspring get from each parent?
25
50
0
75
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A ____ shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
pie graph
Punnett square
bar graph
histogram
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The cell division process that creates sperm and egg cells.
meiosis
transcription
mitosis
translation
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What is true about the image below?
The parents display the recessive phenotype.
The parents display the dominant phenotype.
The parents have different phenotypes.
The parents have a homozygous genotype.
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How many chromosomes does a human inherit from each parent?
23
46
48
44
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Which of the following is most likely an inherited trait?
accent
handwriting
a scar
shoe size
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If genes for purple flowers mask genes for white flowers, the white genes are
hybrid
recessive
dominant
incompletely dominant
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Which of the following conclusions is based on ONLY the results of Mendel’s dihybrid crosses?
Sorting alleles for different traits is independent.
Alleles are recessive or dominant.
Alleles are always found in pairs.
Alleles separate during gamete formation.
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____ is the likelihood that a particular event will occur.
statistics
rule of dominance
probability
Murphy's Law
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What is true about the image below?
There is a 75% probability of offspring being green.
There is a 50% probability of offspring being green.
There is a 50% probability of offspring being yellow.
There is a 75% probability of offspring being yellow.
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Genotype of Rr.
heterozygous
homozygous dominant
homozygous
homozygous recessive
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The units of heredity are called
genes
traits
cells
hybrids
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The part of DNA that contains the instructions for proteins that are expressed through traits:
nucleus
nucleotide
double helix
gene
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Brown eyes are dominant over blue. What are the chances of blue eyed offspring in this cross?
100
50
25
0
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The study of the passing of traits to offspring.
chemistry
ecology
pedigree
heredity
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A homozygous tall (TT) & heterozygous plant make 200 offspring. How many should be tall?
50
100
200
150
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Traits that are passed from parents to offspring via DNA are
inherited
donated
received
acquired
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The visible characteristics of an organism are called *
cells
phenotypes
genotypes
chromosomes
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The symbol for a dominant trait is
a capital letter
a lower case letter
a capital and a lower case letter
two capital letters
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The symbol for a recessive allele is
a capital and a lower case letter
lower case letter
two lowercase letters
capital letter
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The missing genotypes in the square are
heterozygous
homozygous recessive
impossible to tell
homozygous dominant
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A type of trait that is NOT genetic.
altered
inherited
agenetic
acquired