Exceptions to Mendel

A plant that is homozygous for red flowers is crossed with a plant that is homozygous for white flowers. In the case of incomplete dominance, the flowers of the offspring will be

• red and white.

• white only.

• pink only.

• red only.

What is the genotype of individual #2?

• WW

• ww

• Ww

• WW or Ww

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What gender is individual #4 in figure 7.4?

• male

• female

What does figure 7.4 represent?

• a. a linkage map

• b. a karyotype

• c. a punnett square

• d. a pedigree chart

What is the genotype of individual #3?

• Ww

• WW

• ww

• Ww or ww

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How many individuals in figure 7.4 express the phenotype being traced

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5

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What is the relationship between individuals #2 and #5?

• They are cousins

• They are brothers

• They are sisters

• They are brother & sister

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Which pattern of inheritance does Figure 1 illustrate?

• incomplete dominance

• codominance

A man who is homozygous for type B blood marries a woman who has type O blood. What blood type(s) will their children have?

• Type A

• Type B

• Type AB

• Type O

• 50% will have type A & 50% will have type B

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In the case of codominant alleles, a plant that is homozygous for red flowers that is crossed with a plant that is homozygous for white flowers will produce flowers that are

• red and white spotted.

• completely white.

• dark pink all over.

• completely pink.

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