Genes

Which of the following is a model of your chromosomes?

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Where are the chromosomes found?

• Cell nucleus

• Cell wall

• Cell cytoplasm

• Outside of the cell

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When are chromosomes made?

• Beginning of cell cycle

• Middle of cell cycle

• End of the cell cycle

• During cell division

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How many chromosomes do you receive from each of your parents during fertilization?

• 46

• 23

• 10

• 1

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A peanut has 40 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are present in the sex cells?

• 20

• 40

• 80

• 100

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What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring?

• Genes

• Heredity

• Chromosomes

• Genetics

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What is an allele that will always show up or expressed in an offspring?

• Recessive

• Dominant

What is an organism with a dominant allele and recessive?

• purebred

• hybrid

Which is an organism's genetic information?

• Phenotype

• Genotype

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In pea plants, the alleles for tallness (T) is dominant to the allele for shortness (t). The Punnett square shows a cross between two pea plants that are heterozygous for height. Which genotype/s produce short pea plants?

• TT

• Tt

• tt

• TT and Tt

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