Genetics Quiz

What is an allele?

• A version of a gene

• A single female reproductive cell

• A process by which the genes of a living thing are modified

• The entire set of genes, including the specific alleles, found in an organism's DNA

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What does the term "Haploid" refer to?

• The presence of a single set of chromosomes in an organism's cells

• A cell that contains two copies of each chromosome

• The variety of gene combinations that exist within a population

• Having different alleles for a particular trait

What is the definition of "Codominance"?

• A form of inheritance where the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed

• The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA

• The reproductive process that involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent

• The study of genes

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Which term describes the reproductive process that involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent?

• Fertilization

• Genetic Engineering

• Asexual Reproduction

• Meiosis

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What is the role of the centromere in a chromosome?

• It is the point on a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during cell division

• It is a version of a gene

• It is the entire set of genes in an organism's DNA

• It is a limb, organ, or other body part that is similar in position and organization to other organisms

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Which stage of mitosis or meiosis is where the chromosomes move from the center toward the opposite ends of a dividing cell?

• Telophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

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Which phase of cell division is where two new nuclear membranes fomr around the chromosomes to produce two distinct nuclei?

• Telophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

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What is the 3rd phase of mitosis, the process that separates duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus of a parent cell into two identical daughter cells?

• Telophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

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What genetic term means, having the same structural features and pattern of genes?

• Inherited Trait

• Hybrid

• Heterozygous

• Homologous

The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms.

• Cell

• DNA

• Gene

• Haploid

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