Exam 12: Patterns of Inheritance

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The leaf color of a certain plant is controlled by one gene. For that gene, the allele G = orange and g = green. You have a plant with orange leaves, but do not know whether that plant's genotype is GG or Gg. Which of the following would help you determine the plant's genotype?

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Which of the following observations refutes the theory of blending inheritance?

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Question 22

Environmental factors can alter the effects of genes.

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Question 23

In this Punnett square, the genotypes inside the boxes (a few are indicated by arrows here)represent the number and type of offspring a given pair of individuals will produce when mated.

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Question 24

Which of the following statements is not true?

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Question 25

Which of the following choices represents the genotype of an individual diploid organism?

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Question 26

Most human genetic characters are

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Question 27

Which of the following represents all of the possible gametes that can be formed by an individual with the genetic makeup FfGgHH?

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Question 28

What is the smallest number of traits that are needed to test Mendel's law of independent assortment?

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Question 29

The Iᴬ and Iᴮ alleles involved in human blood type differ in that they attach different ____________________ to the surface of red blood cells.

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Question 30

During meiosis, two copies of a gene separate and end up in different ____________________.

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Question 31

A recessive allele can only appear in the phenotype of an individual

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Question 32

New alleles arise as a result of independent assortment during meiosis.

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Question 33

Which of the following statements is a basic summary of one of Mendel's laws?

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Question 34

Inheritance of ABO blood type in humans is an example of

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Question 35

If two alleles for the same trait have an equal effect on the phenotype, the alleles are ____________________.

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Question 36

Traits that are determined by the effect of more than one gene are known as polygenic.

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Question 37

If an offspring has a total of 32 alleles for 16 genes, it inherited ____________________ alleles from each parent.

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Question 38

Alternate versions of the same gene, such as blue or brown for eye color, are known as ____________________.

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Question 39

A mutation that occurs in a diploid cell can be inherited only if the

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Exam 12: Patterns of Inheritance

The leaf color of a certain plant is controlled by one gene. For that gene, the allele G = orange and g = green. You have a plant with orange leaves, but do not know whether that plant's genotype is GG or Gg. Which of the following would help you determine the plant's genotype?

Which of the following observations refutes the theory of blending inheritance?

Environmental factors can alter the effects of genes.

In this Punnett square, the genotypes inside the boxes (a few are indicated by arrows here)represent the number and type of offspring a given pair of individuals will produce when mated.

Which of the following statements is not true?

Which of the following choices represents the genotype of an individual diploid organism?

Most human genetic characters are

Which of the following represents all of the possible gametes that can be formed by an individual with the genetic makeup FfGgHH?

What is the smallest number of traits that are needed to test Mendel's law of independent assortment?

The Iᴬ and Iᴮ alleles involved in human blood type differ in that they attach different ____________________ to the surface of red blood cells.

During meiosis, two copies of a gene separate and end up in different ____________________.

A recessive allele can only appear in the phenotype of an individual

New alleles arise as a result of independent assortment during meiosis.

Which of the following statements is a basic summary of one of Mendel's laws?

Inheritance of ABO blood type in humans is an example of

If two alleles for the same trait have an equal effect on the phenotype, the alleles are ____________________.

Traits that are determined by the effect of more than one gene are known as polygenic.

If an offspring has a total of 32 alleles for 16 genes, it inherited ____________________ alleles from each parent.

Alternate versions of the same gene, such as blue or brown for eye color, are known as ____________________.

A mutation that occurs in a diploid cell can be inherited only if the

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