Mendel genetics quiz

When scientists study genetics, what are they focusing on?

• glycolysis

• proteins that are inhibitors

• structure of DNA

• biological inheritance

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What happens during fertilization?

• male and female cells join to produce a new cell

• cells form identical copies of themselves

• cells mutate to form genetic variations

• female cells form eggs

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Which of the following is a genetic trait?

• time

• temperature

• eye color

• diet

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Which of the following is a genetic hybrid?

• an albino giraffe

• a mule

• a hairless cat

• a four-leaf clover

What are characteristics determined by factors passed from one parental generation to the next?

• hybrids

• DNA

• chromosomes

• genes

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Which of the following is NOT an allele of a pea plant?

• dry or wet soil

• round or wrinkled seeds

• purple or white flowers

• green or yellow seed pods

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What does Mendel's Principle of Dominance describe?

• How larger animals will pass on characteristics more than small ones will

• How the characteristics of one allele can be dominant over another

• Why hybrids are often infertile

• Why one species can drive another species out of a habitat

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In an  $F_1$  cross, what is being crossed?

• the last organisms in a bloodline

• faster mutating genes

• first generation offspring

• organisms with no shared genetic traits

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When does the segregation of alleles occur?

• They become segregated during gamete formation in meiosis

• They become segregated when cells duplicate in mitosis

• They become segregated during fertilization

• They become segregated when cells begin to divide after fertilization

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What are examples of gametes?

• mitosis and meiosis

• F₁ and F₂ generations

• sperm and eggs

• purple and white flowers

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