Question 1

The switching between asexual and sexual reproduction by water fleas is controlled by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) epistasis 
B) pleiotropy 
C) incomplete dominance 
D) codominant inheritance 
E) environmental effects 
A) epistasis 
B) pleiotropy 
C) incomplete dominance 
D) codominant inheritance 
E) environmental effects E

Question 2

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds.
-cystic fibrosis

Accepted Answer

A) autosomal dominant disorder 
B) autosomal recessive disorder 
C) X-linked disorder 
A) autosomal dominant disorder 
B) autosomal recessive disorder 
C) X-linked disorder B

Question 3

Genetic testing by ____ can be performed earliest in pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) amniocentesis 
B) obstetric sonography 
C) fetoscopy 
D) chorionic villus sampling 
E) preimplantation genetic diagnosis 
A) amniocentesis 
B) obstetric sonography 
C) fetoscopy 
D) chorionic villus sampling 
E) preimplantation genetic diagnosis D

Question 4

Purple flower (A)is dominant over white flower (a),and tall stem (B)is dominant over short stem (b).The Punnett square represents a cross between two dihybrids (AaBb ´ AaBb).In the figure above,what would be the genotype of plant #7?

Accepted Answer

A) AaBb 
B) AABb 
C) AaBB 
D) AABB 
E) aaBB 
A) AaBb 
B) AABb 
C) AaBB 
D) AABB 
E) aaBB

Question 5

The probability of producing a normal child by two parents who are carriers for an autosomal recessive disorder is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 0% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 75% 
E) 100% 
A) 0% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 75% 
E) 100%

Question 6

Geneticists use ____ to study the genetics of families through generations.

Accepted Answer

A) Punnett squares 
B) pedigrees 
C) karyotypes 
D) DNA profiles 
E) fossil analyses 
A) Punnett squares 
B) pedigrees 
C) karyotypes 
D) DNA profiles 
E) fossil analyses

Question 7

Match the following symptoms to the disorder to which they correspond.
-XXX syndrome

Accepted Answer

A) mental impairment; heart defects 
B) mild mental impairment 
C) sterility, mental impairment 
D) minimal abnormalities 
E) sterility, abnormal ovaries, abnormal sexual traits 
A) mental impairment; heart defects 
B) mild mental impairment 
C) sterility, mental impairment 
D) minimal abnormalities 
E) sterility, abnormal ovaries, abnormal sexual traits

Question 8

Genetic recombination as a result of crossing over occurs more readily between genes that are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) on the sex chromosomes 
B) near the centromere 
C) located close together on the same chromosome 
D) located far apart on the same chromosome 
E) located on different chromosomes 
A) on the sex chromosomes 
B) near the centromere 
C) located close together on the same chromosome 
D) located far apart on the same chromosome 
E) located on different chromosomes

Question 9

If two individuals who are heterozygous for two traits that display incomplete dominance (e.g.,AaBb)mate and have offspring,how many different phenotypes are possible?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 6 
D) 9 
E) 16 
A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 6 
D) 9 
E) 16

Question 10

Match the following terms to the correct label in the figure below.  
-genotype

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 11

In a Punnett square,the letters on top of the square and on the side of the square represent ____.

Accepted Answer

A) offspring genotypes 
B) zygote genotypes 
C) parental gametes 
D) offspring phenotypes 
E) parental phenotypes 
A) offspring genotypes 
B) zygote genotypes 
C) parental gametes 
D) offspring phenotypes 
E) parental phenotypes

Question 12

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond.
-the particular alleles carried by an individual

Accepted Answer

A) genotype 
B) heterozygous 
C) dihybrid cross 
D) pleiotropic 
E) codominance
F)epistasis
G)incomplete dominance
H)syndrome
I)continuous variation
J)aneuploidy 
A) genotype 
B) heterozygous 
C) dihybrid cross 
D) pleiotropic 
E) codominance
F)epistasis
G)incomplete dominance
H)syndrome
I)continuous variation
J)aneuploidy

Question 13

When genes are located very close together on the same chromosome,____.

Accepted Answer

A) gametes usually end up with the same combination of alleles as parental cells 
B) gametes usually end up with unique combination of alleles 
C) they are inherited separately 
D) they often recombine during crossing over 
E) offspring will look just like one parent 
A) gametes usually end up with the same combination of alleles as parental cells 
B) gametes usually end up with unique combination of alleles 
C) they are inherited separately 
D) they often recombine during crossing over 
E) offspring will look just like one parent

Question 14

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond.
-experiment in which individuals who have different alleles for two genes are crossed

Accepted Answer

A) genotype 
B) heterozygous 
C) dihybrid cross 
D) pleiotropic 
E) codominance
F)epistasis
G)incomplete dominance
H)syndrome
I)continuous variation
J)aneuploidy 
A) genotype 
B) heterozygous 
C) dihybrid cross 
D) pleiotropic 
E) codominance
F)epistasis
G)incomplete dominance
H)syndrome
I)continuous variation
J)aneuploidy

Question 15

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond.
-the set of symptoms that characterize a genetic disease

Accepted Answer

A) genotype 
B) heterozygous 
C) dihybrid cross 
D) pleiotropic 
E) codominance
F)epistasis
G)incomplete dominance
H)syndrome
I)continuous variation
J)aneuploidy 
A) genotype 
B) heterozygous 
C) dihybrid cross 
D) pleiotropic 
E) codominance
F)epistasis
G)incomplete dominance
H)syndrome
I)continuous variation
J)aneuploidy

Question 16

If R is dominant to r,the offspring of the cross of RR with rr will ____.

Accepted Answer

A) have a unique phenotype 
B) have the same phenotype as the RR parents 
C) have the same phenotype as the rr parents 
D) have the same genotype as the RR parents 
E) have the same genotype as the rr parents 
A) have a unique phenotype 
B) have the same phenotype as the RR parents 
C) have the same phenotype as the rr parents 
D) have the same genotype as the RR parents 
E) have the same genotype as the rr parents

Question 17

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds.
-Marfan syndrome

Accepted Answer

A) autosomal dominant disorder 
B) autosomal recessive disorder 
C) X-linked disorder 
A) autosomal dominant disorder 
B) autosomal recessive disorder 
C) X-linked disorder

Question 18

The discarded theory of blending inheritance most closely resembles ____ inheritance.

Accepted Answer

A) X-linked inheritance 
B) dihybridization 
C) codominance 
D) incomplete dominance 
E) complete dominance 
A) X-linked inheritance 
B) dihybridization 
C) codominance 
D) incomplete dominance 
E) complete dominance

Question 19

Match the following terms to the condition with which they best correspond.
-Marfan syndrome

Accepted Answer

A) epistasis 
B) incomplete dominance 
C) codominance 
D) pleiotropy 
E) continuous variation 
A) epistasis 
B) incomplete dominance 
C) codominance 
D) pleiotropy 
E) continuous variation

Question 20

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds.
-hemophilia

Accepted Answer

A) autosomal dominant disorder 
B) autosomal recessive disorder 
C) X-linked disorder 
A) autosomal dominant disorder 
B) autosomal recessive disorder 
C) X-linked disorder

The switching between asexual and sexual reproduction by water fleas is controlled by ____.

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds. -cystic fibrosis

Genetic testing by ____ can be performed earliest in pregnancy.

Purple flower (A)is dominant over white flower (a),and tall stem (B)is dominant over short stem (b).The Punnett square represents a cross between two dihybrids (AaBb ´ AaBb).In the figure above,what would be the genotype of plant #7?

The probability of producing a normal child by two parents who are carriers for an autosomal recessive disorder is ____.

Geneticists use ____ to study the genetics of families through generations.

Match the following symptoms to the disorder to which they correspond. -XXX syndrome

Genetic recombination as a result of crossing over occurs more readily between genes that are ____.

If two individuals who are heterozygous for two traits that display incomplete dominance (e.g.,AaBb)mate and have offspring,how many different phenotypes are possible?

Match the following terms to the correct label in the figure below. -genotype

In a Punnett square,the letters on top of the square and on the side of the square represent ____.

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond. -the particular alleles carried by an individual

When genes are located very close together on the same chromosome,____.

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond. -experiment in which individuals who have different alleles for two genes are crossed

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond. -the set of symptoms that characterize a genetic disease

If R is dominant to r,the offspring of the cross of RR with rr will ____.

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds. -Marfan syndrome

The discarded theory of blending inheritance most closely resembles ____ inheritance.

Match the following terms to the condition with which they best correspond. -Marfan syndrome

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds. -hemophilia

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Exam 9: Patterns Of Inheritance

The switching between asexual and sexual reproduction by water fleas is controlled by ____.

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds. -cystic fibrosis

Genetic testing by ____ can be performed earliest in pregnancy.

Purple flower (A)is dominant over white flower (a),and tall stem (B)is dominant over short stem (b).The Punnett square represents a cross between two dihybrids (AaBb ´ AaBb).In the figure above,what would be the genotype of plant #7?

The probability of producing a normal child by two parents who are carriers for an autosomal recessive disorder is ____.

Geneticists use ____ to study the genetics of families through generations.

Match the following symptoms to the disorder to which they correspond. -XXX syndrome

Genetic recombination as a result of crossing over occurs more readily between genes that are ____.

If two individuals who are heterozygous for two traits that display incomplete dominance (e.g.,AaBb)mate and have offspring,how many different phenotypes are possible?

Match the following terms to the correct label in the figure below. -genotype

In a Punnett square,the letters on top of the square and on the side of the square represent ____.

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond. -the particular alleles carried by an individual

When genes are located very close together on the same chromosome,____.

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond. -experiment in which individuals who have different alleles for two genes are crossed

Match the following terms to the description with which they best correspond. -the set of symptoms that characterize a genetic disease

If R is dominant to r,the offspring of the cross of RR with rr will ____.

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds. -Marfan syndrome

The discarded theory of blending inheritance most closely resembles ____ inheritance.

Match the following terms to the condition with which they best correspond. -Marfan syndrome

Match the following terms to the disorder to which it corresponds. -hemophilia

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

Communities And Ecosystems

The Biosphere And Human Effects

Filters