Question 1

Which of the following does NOT represent a phenotype?

Accepted Answer

A) a person's susceptibility to Addison's disease 
B) the height of a draft horse 
C) the alleles in a mouse that control hair color 
D) the extent to which an individual is shy 
A) a person's susceptibility to Addison's disease 
B) the height of a draft horse 
C) the alleles in a mouse that control hair color 
D) the extent to which an individual is shy

Question 2

In Mendel's controlled mating experiments the individuals produced by crossing two true-breeding parents are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the P generation. 
B) the F1 generation. 
C) the F2 generation. 
D) dihybrids. 
A) the P generation. 
B) the F1 generation. 
C) the F2 generation. 
D) dihybrids.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) BbCCdd 
B) BCd 
C) bcd 
D) BbCd 
A) BbCCdd 
B) BCd 
C) bcd 
D) BbCd

Question 4

In a genetic cross of Gg with Gg guinea pigs, none of the four offspring were gg. This

Accepted Answer

A) disproves Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
B) neither supports nor disproves Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
C) supports Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
D) supports Mendel's law of segregation. 
A) disproves Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
B) neither supports nor disproves Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
C) supports Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
D) supports Mendel's law of segregation.

Question 5

Match each mode of inheritance to a statement listed below.
-A parent with curly hair and a parent with straight hair produce a child with wavy hair.

Accepted Answer

A) incomplete dominance 
B) epistasis 
C) polygenic 
D) pleiotropy 
E) codominance
F)Mendelian trait 
A) incomplete dominance 
B) epistasis 
C) polygenic 
D) pleiotropy 
E) codominance
F)Mendelian trait

Question 6

If you compare a sperm cell in a human to a skin cell from the same individual, which of the following differences would you expect to find?

Accepted Answer

A) The sperm cell would contain four alleles for a given gene; the skin cell would contain two alleles. 
B) The sperm cell would contain only one allele for a given gene; the skin cell would contain two alleles. 
C) Both sperm and skin cells may carry different alleles for an individual gene. 
D) Both sperm and skin cells would contain 46 chromosomes found as homologous pairs. 
A) The sperm cell would contain four alleles for a given gene; the skin cell would contain two alleles. 
B) The sperm cell would contain only one allele for a given gene; the skin cell would contain two alleles. 
C) Both sperm and skin cells may carry different alleles for an individual gene. 
D) Both sperm and skin cells would contain 46 chromosomes found as homologous pairs.

Question 7

In which of the following situations would it become nearly impossible to predict the phenotype of an individual with a known genotype?

Accepted Answer

A) The environment affects the phenotype. 
B) The genotype of the parents is unknown. 
C) The genotype of offspring is unknown. 
D) You should always be able to predict the phenotype if you know the genotype. 
A) The environment affects the phenotype. 
B) The genotype of the parents is unknown. 
C) The genotype of offspring is unknown. 
D) You should always be able to predict the phenotype if you know the genotype.

Which of the following does NOT represent a phenotype?

In Mendel's controlled mating experiments the individuals produced by crossing two true-breeding parents are referred to as

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

In a genetic cross of Gg with Gg guinea pigs, none of the four offspring were gg. This

Match each mode of inheritance to a statement listed below. -A parent with curly hair and a parent with straight hair produce a child with wavy hair.

If you compare a sperm cell in a human to a skin cell from the same individual, which of the following differences would you expect to find?

In which of the following situations would it become nearly impossible to predict the phenotype of an individual with a known genotype?

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Exam 6: Patterns of Inheritance

Which of the following does NOT represent a phenotype?

In Mendel's controlled mating experiments the individuals produced by crossing two true-breeding parents are referred to as

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

In a genetic cross of Gg with Gg guinea pigs, none of the four offspring were gg. This

Match each mode of inheritance to a statement listed below. -A parent with curly hair and a parent with straight hair produce a child with wavy hair.

If you compare a sperm cell in a human to a skin cell from the same individual, which of the following differences would you expect to find?

In which of the following situations would it become nearly impossible to predict the phenotype of an individual with a known genotype?

The Nature of Science

Chemistry of Life

Life Is Cellular

How Cells Work

Cell Division

Chromosomes and Human Genetics

What Genes Are

How Genes Work

Evidence for Evolution

Mechanisms of Evolution

Adaptation and Species

The History of Life

Human Evolution

General Principles of Ecology

Growth of Populations

Communities of Organisms

Ecosystems

Homeostasis, Reproduction, and Development

Digestive, Muscular, and Skeletal Systems

Circulatory, Respiratory, Urinary, and Nervous Systems

Endocrine and Immune Systems

Plant Physiology

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