Exam 10: Patterns of Inheritance

Adult female bollworm moths lay eggs on cotton bolls.These eggs then hatch,and grow into caterpillars that eat the seeds of the boll.Eggs and sperm would be produced by

In pedigree charts,autosomal dominant disorders typically

A dihybrid cross is a mating between two individuals that are each ______________ for ___________ gene (genes).

If the heterozygous phenotype is intermediate between those of the two different homozygotes,this is called

If you cross two pea plants,one with green peas and the other with yellow peas,you find all of the offspring have yellow peas.You conclude the yellow parent was

Diagrams of gene order and spacing on chromosomes are

If you cross RrYy and RRyy pea plants,what fraction of the offspring will have yellow peas? R = round,r = wrinkled,Y = yellow,y = green.

A testcross is a mating of an individual with an unknown genotype and an individual that

A physician reports to you the lab results in identifying your genetic condition relating to your skin health."DNA fingerprint" information indicates that you have two different versions of the allele for a particular skin protein,and this is called

Females who are carriers for hemophilia

Figuer: In these data, the parental generation characteristics (resistant or susceptible) are shown at top. -What did the researchers conclude from the data shown in the figure?

When a farmer grows cotton containing the gene for Bt toxin,they often leave a strip of non-Bt cotton around the outside of the field for what reason?

If you cross RrYy and RRyy pea plants,what percentage of the offspring will have round yellow peas? R = round,r = wrinkled,Y = yellow,y = green.

Having the alleles Tt is

X-linked recessive disorders affect more females than males.

Which gametes can a RrYy plant produce?

A healthy young couple are both carriers of cystic fibrosis; the chance that each of their future children will inherit this serious illness is

When a farmer grows cotton containing the gene for Bt toxin,insects that are resistant (rr)survive and reproduce.These insects were resistant because

Gametes may carry different combinations of alleles because of

When a farmer grows cotton containing the gene for Bt toxin,insects that are resistant (rr)survive and reproduce.This is an example of