Formative #3 for 4/5

Front

Which of Mendel's laws states that the alleles for one trait do not affect another?

Back

Law of independent assortment

Front

In order for an offspring to show both recessive traits, what does the genotype look like?

Back

homozygous recessive
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Front

Why can humans have offspring that are brown hair and blue eyes or brown hair and brown eyes?

Back

The law of independent assortment tells us that the traits do not affect each other.

Front

In the dihybrid cross shown, A represents Yellow and a represents green. B represents round and b represents wrinkled. How many of the offspring in the punnett square provided would be yellow and wrinkled?

Back

3

Front

What nonmendelian law is exhibited when both A and B blood types show in the offspring, producing the AB blood type?

Back

codominance

Front

Which of the following is a beneficial impact of GMO crops?

• Increased agricultural productivity and pest resistance.
• Decreased crop yields and increased pesticide use.
• Higher costs for farmers and reduced food quality.
• Increased soil erosion and loss of biodiversity.

Back

Increased agricultural productivity and pest resistance.

Front

What is a drawback of transgenesis, the movement of genetic information from one organism to another?

Back

Potential ecological disruption and health risks.

Front

Why would scientists use bacteria to produce insulin?

Back

Bacteria can be genetically engineered to produce human insulin efficiently and cost-effectively.