Question 1

Parents who both have brown eyes, but carry genes for blue eyes

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot produce a child with blue eyes. 
B)  are three times more likely to produce a child with brown eyes rather than with blue eyes. 
C)  have a fifty/fifty chance of producing a child with blue eyes. 
D)  are most likely to produce a child with green eyes. 
A)  cannot produce a child with blue eyes. 
B)  are three times more likely to produce a child with brown eyes rather than with blue eyes. 
C)  have a fifty/fifty chance of producing a child with blue eyes. 
D)  are most likely to produce a child with green eyes.

Question 2

Of the following pairs, which are likely to share the greatest number of genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  brother and sister (not twins) 
B)  dizygotic twins 
C)  monozygotic twins 
D)  mother and daughter 
A)  brother and sister (not twins) 
B)  dizygotic twins 
C)  monozygotic twins 
D)  mother and daughter

Question 3

Which of the following genetic diseases is the result of an extra chromosome?

Accepted Answer

A)  PKU 
B)  Cleft palate 
C)  Club foot 
D)  Down syndrome 
A)  PKU 
B)  Cleft palate 
C)  Club foot 
D)  Down syndrome

Question 4

A medical implication arising from work on the Human Genome Project includes increases in the sensitivity of detecting

Accepted Answer

A)  chromosomal abnormalities. 
B)  adverse drug reactions. 
C)  small losses or gains in genetic material. 
D)  All the responses are accurate. 
A)  chromosomal abnormalities. 
B)  adverse drug reactions. 
C)  small losses or gains in genetic material. 
D)  All the responses are accurate.

Question 5

Of the research methods available to those who study human genetics and inheritance, the best way to separate environmental from genetic influences on development is to

Accepted Answer

A)  study a family for generations. 
B)  study chromosomes, not people. 
C)  compare the development of monozygotic and dizygotic twins raised together. 
D)  compare the development of monozygotic twins raised apart. 
A)  study a family for generations. 
B)  study chromosomes, not people. 
C)  compare the development of monozygotic and dizygotic twins raised together. 
D)  compare the development of monozygotic twins raised apart.

Question 6

Cri du chat syndrome results from the

Accepted Answer

A)  deletion of a small amount of genetic material from chromosome 5. 
B)  absence of a protein normally found in all cells, most notably, in neurons. 
C)  existence of an extra chromosome. 
D)  deletion of a chromosome. 
A)  deletion of a small amount of genetic material from chromosome 5. 
B)  absence of a protein normally found in all cells, most notably, in neurons. 
C)  existence of an extra chromosome. 
D)  deletion of a chromosome.

Question 7

According to __________, the child's biology (genes) and immediate environment contribute more equally and in greater interaction than considered by any other model of gene-environment interaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gottesman's Limit-Setting Model 
B)  Scarr's Niche-Picking Model 
C)  Plomin's Environmental-Genetics Model 
D)  Bronfenbrenner and Ceci's Bioecological Model 
A)  Gottesman's Limit-Setting Model 
B)  Scarr's Niche-Picking Model 
C)  Plomin's Environmental-Genetics Model 
D)  Bronfenbrenner and Ceci's Bioecological Model

Question 8

Which of the following sets of symptoms best characterizes Down syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual disability, a cry like that of a cat, and neuromuscular problems. 
B)  Intellectual disability, distinctive appearance, cheerful, sociable disposition, poor muscle tone, and language impairments. 
C)  Intellectual disability, distinctive appearance, attention-deficits, hyperactivity, and aggressiveness. 
D)  Listlessness in infancy, blindness, by first year, and death, by four. 
A)  Intellectual disability, a cry like that of a cat, and neuromuscular problems. 
B)  Intellectual disability, distinctive appearance, cheerful, sociable disposition, poor muscle tone, and language impairments. 
C)  Intellectual disability, distinctive appearance, attention-deficits, hyperactivity, and aggressiveness. 
D)  Listlessness in infancy, blindness, by first year, and death, by four.

Question 9

Which of the following does NOT support the view that heredity has a major influence on one's intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adopted children's IQs are more highly correlated with their biological mothers' IQs than with their adopted mothers' IQs. 
B)  Adopted children become more similar to their biological mothers in IQ as they grow older. 
C)  Adoptive (unrelated) siblings are more similar to one another in the early years than in adolescence. 
D)  Biological siblings have more highly correlated IQs than unrelated adoptive siblings. 
A)  Adopted children's IQs are more highly correlated with their biological mothers' IQs than with their adopted mothers' IQs. 
B)  Adopted children become more similar to their biological mothers in IQ as they grow older. 
C)  Adoptive (unrelated) siblings are more similar to one another in the early years than in adolescence. 
D)  Biological siblings have more highly correlated IQs than unrelated adoptive siblings.

Question 10

Behaviour genetics is most aligned with

Accepted Answer

A)  the idiographic approach. 
B)  the normative approach. 
C)  universal commonalities. 
D)  lack of individual differences. 
A)  the idiographic approach. 
B)  the normative approach. 
C)  universal commonalities. 
D)  lack of individual differences.

Question 11

What is the likelihood of a child exhibiting a recessive trait if each parent's genotype is Dd?

Accepted Answer

A)  75% 
B)  100% 
C)  25% 
D)  15% 
A)  75% 
B)  100% 
C)  25% 
D)  15%

Question 12

Adoption studies support the influence of genes on

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual ability. 
B)  hostile and antisocial behaviour. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  All of the responses are accurate. 
A)  intellectual ability. 
B)  hostile and antisocial behaviour. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  All of the responses are accurate.

Question 13

Tom has blond hair. His parents both have brown hair. Based on our knowledge of genetics, we know that

Accepted Answer

A)  Tom is not a natural blond. 
B)  one of Tom's parents must carry a dominant gene for blond hair. 
C)  both of Tom's parents must carry a recessive gene for blond hair. 
D)  both of Tom's parents must carry a dominant gene for blond hair. 
A)  Tom is not a natural blond. 
B)  one of Tom's parents must carry a dominant gene for blond hair. 
C)  both of Tom's parents must carry a recessive gene for blond hair. 
D)  both of Tom's parents must carry a dominant gene for blond hair.

Question 14

Huntington's disease appears to run in Willy's family. Willy's father was diagnosed with it after Willy was born and, although Willy's mother did not suffer from the disease, Willy has now been diagnosed as having Huntington's disease. Assuming Willy's wife does not have the disease, what percentage chance does their 5-year-old son have of eventually showing signs of Huntington's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  100% 
A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  100%

Question 15

According to Gottesman's Limit-Setting Model,

Accepted Answer

A)  environment and genes do not interact. 
B)  individuals with different genotypes can have the same phenotype if the reaction ranges overlap. 
C)  environment is not important. 
D)  genes play an active role in evoking the environment that maximizes their expression. 
A)  environment and genes do not interact. 
B)  individuals with different genotypes can have the same phenotype if the reaction ranges overlap. 
C)  environment is not important. 
D)  genes play an active role in evoking the environment that maximizes their expression.

Question 16

The amount by which a trait can vary as a result of experience within the limits set by an individual's genetic endowment is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction range. 
B)  developmental pacing. 
C)  genotype. 
D)  phenotype. 
A)  reaction range. 
B)  developmental pacing. 
C)  genotype. 
D)  phenotype.

Question 17

Women between the ages of 45 and 49 are about _____ as likely to have a baby with Down syndrome as a mother under age 30.

Accepted Answer

A)  twice 
B)  ten times 
C)  seventy times 
D)  two hundred and fifty times 
A)  twice 
B)  ten times 
C)  seventy times 
D)  two hundred and fifty times

Question 18

On average, a gene contains __________ nucleotides, although some contain up to two million.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  30,000 
D)  40,000 
A)  1,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  30,000 
D)  40,000

Question 19

__________ refers to the case in which a trait is determined by a number of genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Polygenic inheritance 
B)  Incomplete dominance 
C)  Codominance 
D)  Genomic imprinting 
A)  Polygenic inheritance 
B)  Incomplete dominance 
C)  Codominance 
D)  Genomic imprinting

Question 20

In 1957, it was discovered that __________ was a chromosomal disorder; this was the first disorder to be linked with evidence of chromosomal mutation.

Accepted Answer

A)  cri du chat 
B)  Tay-Sachs 
C)  Down syndrome 
D)  Turner's syndrome 
A)  cri du chat 
B)  Tay-Sachs 
C)  Down syndrome 
D)  Turner's syndrome

Parents who both have brown eyes, but carry genes for blue eyes

Of the following pairs, which are likely to share the greatest number of genes?

Which of the following genetic diseases is the result of an extra chromosome?

A medical implication arising from work on the Human Genome Project includes increases in the sensitivity of detecting

Of the research methods available to those who study human genetics and inheritance, the best way to separate environmental from genetic influences on development is to

Cri du chat syndrome results from the

According to __________, the child's biology (genes) and immediate environment contribute more equally and in greater interaction than considered by any other model of gene-environment interaction.

Which of the following sets of symptoms best characterizes Down syndrome?

Which of the following does NOT support the view that heredity has a major influence on one's intelligence?

Behaviour genetics is most aligned with

What is the likelihood of a child exhibiting a recessive trait if each parent's genotype is Dd?

Adoption studies support the influence of genes on

Tom has blond hair. His parents both have brown hair. Based on our knowledge of genetics, we know that

According to Gottesman's Limit-Setting Model,

The amount by which a trait can vary as a result of experience within the limits set by an individual's genetic endowment is referred to as

Women between the ages of 45 and 49 are about _____ as likely to have a baby with Down syndrome as a mother under age 30.

On average, a gene contains __________ nucleotides, although some contain up to two million.

__________ refers to the case in which a trait is determined by a number of genes.

In 1957, it was discovered that __________ was a chromosomal disorder; this was the first disorder to be linked with evidence of chromosomal mutation.

Background and Theories

Research Methods

Prenatal Development

Physical Development: Birth, Motor Skills, and Growth

Neural and Brain Development

Language Development

Sensory and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagetian and Vygotskian Approaches

Cognitive Development: The Information-Processing Approach

Intelligence and Schooling

Early Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development

Families and Peers

Gender-Role Development and Sex Differences

Filters

Exam 3: Genetics: The Biological Context of Development

Parents who both have brown eyes, but carry genes for blue eyes

Of the following pairs, which are likely to share the greatest number of genes?

Which of the following genetic diseases is the result of an extra chromosome?

A medical implication arising from work on the Human Genome Project includes increases in the sensitivity of detecting

Of the research methods available to those who study human genetics and inheritance, the best way to separate environmental from genetic influences on development is to

Cri du chat syndrome results from the

According to __________, the child's biology (genes) and immediate environment contribute more equally and in greater interaction than considered by any other model of gene-environment interaction.

Which of the following sets of symptoms best characterizes Down syndrome?

Which of the following does NOT support the view that heredity has a major influence on one's intelligence?

Behaviour genetics is most aligned with

What is the likelihood of a child exhibiting a recessive trait if each parent's genotype is Dd?

Adoption studies support the influence of genes on

Tom has blond hair. His parents both have brown hair. Based on our knowledge of genetics, we know that

According to Gottesman's Limit-Setting Model,

The amount by which a trait can vary as a result of experience within the limits set by an individual's genetic endowment is referred to as

Women between the ages of 45 and 49 are about _____ as likely to have a baby with Down syndrome as a mother under age 30.

On average, a gene contains __________ nucleotides, although some contain up to two million.

__________ refers to the case in which a trait is determined by a number of genes.

In 1957, it was discovered that __________ was a chromosomal disorder; this was the first disorder to be linked with evidence of chromosomal mutation.

Background and Theories

Research Methods

Prenatal Development

Physical Development: Birth, Motor Skills, and Growth

Neural and Brain Development

Language Development

Sensory and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagetian and Vygotskian Approaches

Cognitive Development: The Information-Processing Approach

Intelligence and Schooling

Early Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development

Families and Peers

Gender-Role Development and Sex Differences

Filters