Genetics 2 Quiz

Which term describes what genetic engineering is artificially changing or transferring?

• clones
• genes
• cytoplasm
• cells

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a white flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance.  What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers? Use a Punnett square to answer.

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 100%

Which phenotype(s) do the red blood cells from a person with AB blood type exhibit?

• Either the 'A' or 'B' phenotype in separate red blood cells
• The 'B' phenotype
• Both the 'A' and 'B' phenotype in each red blood cell
• The 'A' phenotype

When technology is used to develop new or improved treatment for deseases and disorders of the human body, or leads to a greater understanding of disease processes, this is____________.

• human genome project
• biomedical engineering
• genetic engineering
  genetic engineering
• plygenetics

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Crossing individuals with similar characteristics so that those desired characteristics will appear in the offspring is called

• hybridization
• genetic engineering
• selective breeding
• asexual reproduction 

The alleles for human blood type are A, B, and O. Which blood type is a result of the codominance of both of its constituent alleles?

• A
• B
• O
• AB

What is an inherited disease or disorder that is caused by a mutation in a gene or by a chromosomal defect?

• genetic engineering
• genetic research
• genetic disorder
• genetic mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

For this species, when a red flower is crossed with a white flower, the offspring shows both red and white petal color.  What is the term for this inheritance pattern?

• codominance
• complete dominance
• incomplete dominance
• polygenic ingeritance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Height in humans is determined by the interaction of many alleles. This is an example of

• Mendelian inheritance
• codominance
• polygenic inheritance
• incomplete dominance 

What is the international project which mapped the entire genetic material of a human being?

• Human clone project
• Human genome project
• Human disease project
• Human chromosome project