Chapter 12 Key Concepts

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Explain how the inheritance of genes follows Mendelian laws.

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Inheritance of genes follows Mendelian laws through the segregation and independent assortment of alleles.

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Alleles can produce multiple phenotypes by: being dominant or recessive, undergoing mutation, interacting with environmental factors, all of the above

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all of the above

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How can genes interact to produce a phenotype?

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Genes can interact through epistasis, where one gene affects the expression of another.

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What is the concept of 12.4 in Chapter 12?

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The concept of 12.4 in Chapter 12 is X.

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What does concept 12.5 in Chapter 12 state?

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Concept 12.5 states the importance of teamwork in achieving goals.

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According to concept 12.6 in Chapter 12, how can prokaryotes transmit genes?

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By conjugation

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What is the rarest natural hair color in humans?

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Red

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How do inherited characteristics such as red hair skip generations?

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Red hair can skip generations due to recessive genes.

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Which of the following statements is true about the hypotheses proposed to explain genetic inheritance? Only one hypothesis has been proposed. Two hypotheses have been proposed. Three hypotheses have been proposed. No hypotheses have been proposed.

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Two hypotheses have been proposed.

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Mendel’s crosses of pea plants led to the formulation of laws of genetic inheritance.

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True