Genetics

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• Einstein

• Mendel

• Disney

• Washington

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• different
• homologous 

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The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?

• phenotype
• dominance
• genotype
• trait

If "T" is the allele for tall and "t" is the allele for short, then Tt would produce?

• tall
• short
• medium
• not enough info

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having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous
• hetrozygous
• protein
• chromosome

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having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype

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G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• all of the choices result in yellow

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Where, in the eukaryotic cell, is DNA located?

• ribosomes
• nucleus
• E.R.
• cytoplasm

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Sex cells are produced through the process of

• mitosis
• cytokinesis
• binary fission
• meiosis

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What does heterozygous mean?

• An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
• An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
• When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
• the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red

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