Heredity Review

The man who is known as the "Father of Modern Genetics" is.....

• Francis Crick
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• None of these men

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any of the alternative forms of a gene that occurs at a specific place on a chromosome is known as...

• DNA
• Allele
• genotype
• haploid cells

The allele combination for dark colored eyes from our Making Babies lab is

• bb
• HH
• BB
• CC

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the allele that is expressed when two different alleles are present in an organisms genotype is called

• recessive
• dominant
• phenotype
• none of the above

female gametes are called

• zygotes
• eggs
• sperm
• all of the above

fusion of an egg and sperm cell is called

• fertilization
• fusionization
• duh
• none of the above

the study of the heredity patterns and variations of organisms is called

• genetics
• biology
• physics
• none of the above

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all of the organism's genetic material is called

• genetics
• genome
• genotype
• phenotype

What is the only condition where a recessive trait shows up?

• when both parents donate the dominant allele for that trait
• when both parents donate the recessive allele for that trait
• When both parents donate different alleles for that trait
• none of the above

A cleft chin means 

• a dimple positioned on the chin
• a dimple positioned on the cheek
• a dimple positioned under the eyes
• none of the above