Question 1

When a dominant gene is paired with a recessive gene, the characteristic associated with the dominant gene will be

Accepted Answer

A) repressed. 
B) absent. 
C) expressed. 
D) dominated. 
A) repressed. 
B) absent. 
C) expressed. 
D) dominated.

Question 2

Yao has an extra X chromosome. He is tall, sterile, and has enlarged breasts. Yao would be most accurately diagnosed as having

Accepted Answer

A) Tay-Sachs. 
B) PKU. 
C) Klinefelter syndrome. 
D) Turner syndrome. 
A) Tay-Sachs. 
B) PKU. 
C) Klinefelter syndrome. 
D) Turner syndrome.

Question 3

The term _____ refers to the actual characteristics a person exhibits.

Accepted Answer

A) autotype 
B) dominant inheritance 
C) genotype 
D) phenotype 
A) autotype 
B) dominant inheritance 
C) genotype 
D) phenotype

Question 4

_____ syndrome is also known as trisomy 21.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ syndrome is also known as trisomy...

Question 5

If you were being tested for Huntington's disease, the geneticist would focus on chromosome

Accepted Answer

A) 4. 
B) 11. 
C) 18. 
D) 21. 
A) 4. 
B) 11. 
C) 18. 
D) 21.

Question 6

Tony and Tina are both carriers of the same defective gene for a genetic disorder. As knowledgeable individuals, they know that each time they have a child there is a _____ risk that child will be a carrier for the disorder.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

How many of the following (your age, your race, your personality, genes related to height) represent a genotype?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 8

Shared environmental influences are those common to members of a family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The idea that some genes aid in adaptation more than others is known as

Accepted Answer

A) genetic counseling. 
B) natural selection. 
C) shared environmental influences. 
D) crossing over. 
A) genetic counseling. 
B) natural selection. 
C) shared environmental influences. 
D) crossing over.

Question 10

The process of mitosis results in daughter cells that have half the number of cells as the original one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Marcia has just given birth to a baby girl. She is concerned because she is a carrier for hemophilia. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Marcia has good cause for concern because hemophilia is most often transmitted to female offspring. 
B) Marcia has little cause for concern because hemophilia is most often transmitted to male offspring. 
C) Marcia has little cause for concern because hemophilia cannot be transmitted to offspring unless both parents are carriers. 
D) Marcia should not worry because hemophilia almost always skips a generation. 
A) Marcia has good cause for concern because hemophilia is most often transmitted to female offspring. 
B) Marcia has little cause for concern because hemophilia is most often transmitted to male offspring. 
C) Marcia has little cause for concern because hemophilia cannot be transmitted to offspring unless both parents are carriers. 
D) Marcia should not worry because hemophilia almost always skips a generation.

Question 12

The genetic endowment that most members of a particular species have in common is called

Accepted Answer

A) a phenotype. 
B) the collective unconscious. 
C) eugenics. 
D) species heredity. 
A) a phenotype. 
B) the collective unconscious. 
C) eugenics. 
D) species heredity.

Question 13

What makes stem cells so special?

Accepted Answer

A) They are the largest cell produced by the body 
B) They can divide an unlimited number of times 
C) They have the potential to develop into many different types of specialized cells 
D) They are the only cells found in the immune system 
A) They are the largest cell produced by the body 
B) They can divide an unlimited number of times 
C) They have the potential to develop into many different types of specialized cells 
D) They are the only cells found in the immune system

Question 14

In cases of incomplete dominance, a dominant trait is expressed but its recessive counterpart is not expressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If one or both biological parents have schizophrenia, we can conclude that their child will

Accepted Answer

A) not develop the disorder as long as he or she is raised in a separate environment. 
B) definitely develop the disorder regardless of the environment. 
C) have a greater than average risk of developing the disorder in response to an environmental trigger. 
D) develop the disorder at a much younger age than another child who develops the disorder but has no family history of schizophrenia. 
A) not develop the disorder as long as he or she is raised in a separate environment. 
B) definitely develop the disorder regardless of the environment. 
C) have a greater than average risk of developing the disorder in response to an environmental trigger. 
D) develop the disorder at a much younger age than another child who develops the disorder but has no family history of schizophrenia.

Question 16

What was the main point made by Reiss et al., (2000) in the text The Relationship Code?

Accepted Answer

A) Genes make females more relationship oriented. 
B) Genes have no impact on complex human behavior like relationships. 
C) Genes explain virtually all of what we are. 
D) Genes and family environment both significantly influence development. 
A) Genes make females more relationship oriented. 
B) Genes have no impact on complex human behavior like relationships. 
C) Genes explain virtually all of what we are. 
D) Genes and family environment both significantly influence development.

Question 17

Phenotype represents the characteristics expressed by an individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If Marty has an XXY chromosome pattern, he would be accurately diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A human trait is influenced by a single pair of genes, with "T" representing the dominant gene and "t" representing the recessive gene. Joe (genotype Tt) and Meg (genotype Tt) decide to have children. According to the principles of Mendelian heredity, what percentage of their children would exhibit the trait?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Most dogs bark but don't speak, and most humans speak but don't bark. This is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) species heredity. 
B) meiosis. 
C) individual heredity. 
D) mitosis. 
A) species heredity. 
B) meiosis. 
C) individual heredity. 
D) mitosis.

When a dominant gene is paired with a recessive gene, the characteristic associated with the dominant gene will be

Yao has an extra X chromosome. He is tall, sterile, and has enlarged breasts. Yao would be most accurately diagnosed as having

The term _____ refers to the actual characteristics a person exhibits.

_____ syndrome is also known as trisomy 21.

If you were being tested for Huntington's disease, the geneticist would focus on chromosome

Tony and Tina are both carriers of the same defective gene for a genetic disorder. As knowledgeable individuals, they know that each time they have a child there is a _____ risk that child will be a carrier for the disorder.

How many of the following (your age, your race, your personality, genes related to height) represent a genotype?

Shared environmental influences are those common to members of a family.

The idea that some genes aid in adaptation more than others is known as

The process of mitosis results in daughter cells that have half the number of cells as the original one.

Marcia has just given birth to a baby girl. She is concerned because she is a carrier for hemophilia. Which of the following is true?

The genetic endowment that most members of a particular species have in common is called

What makes stem cells so special?

In cases of incomplete dominance, a dominant trait is expressed but its recessive counterpart is not expressed.

If one or both biological parents have schizophrenia, we can conclude that their child will

What was the main point made by Reiss et al., (2000) in the text The Relationship Code?

Phenotype represents the characteristics expressed by an individual.

If Marty has an XXY chromosome pattern, he would be accurately diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome.

Most dogs bark but don't speak, and most humans speak but don't bark. This is best explained by

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When a dominant gene is paired with a recessive gene, the characteristic associated with the dominant gene will be

Yao has an extra X chromosome. He is tall, sterile, and has enlarged breasts. Yao would be most accurately diagnosed as having

The term _____ refers to the actual characteristics a person exhibits.

_____ syndrome is also known as trisomy 21.

If you were being tested for Huntington's disease, the geneticist would focus on chromosome

Tony and Tina are both carriers of the same defective gene for a genetic disorder. As knowledgeable individuals, they know that each time they have a child there is a _____ risk that child will be a carrier for the disorder.

How many of the following (your age, your race, your personality, genes related to height) represent a genotype?

Shared environmental influences are those common to members of a family.

The idea that some genes aid in adaptation more than others is known as

The process of mitosis results in daughter cells that have half the number of cells as the original one.

Marcia has just given birth to a baby girl. She is concerned because she is a carrier for hemophilia. Which of the following is true?

The genetic endowment that most members of a particular species have in common is called

What makes stem cells so special?

In cases of incomplete dominance, a dominant trait is expressed but its recessive counterpart is not expressed.

If one or both biological parents have schizophrenia, we can conclude that their child will

What was the main point made by Reiss et al., (2000) in the text The Relationship Code?

Phenotype represents the characteristics expressed by an individual.

If Marty has an XXY chromosome pattern, he would be accurately diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome.

Most dogs bark but don't speak, and most humans speak but don't bark. This is best explained by

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Health and Physical Development

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Attachment and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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