Heredity Quest Prep

What term is used to describe a change in the structure of a chromosome or the gain or loss of an entire chromosome?

• Gene

• DNA

• Chromosomal mutation

• Gene mutation

Which term refers to the concept that some versions of genes are dominant over others?

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Genotype

• Phenotype

What do we call a person that has the gene for a trait or disease but doesn't show it?

• Carrier

• Multiple Alleles

• Homozygous

• Recessive

What term describes the chromosomes that determine sex?

• Chromosome

• Sex chromosome

• Autosome

• Chromosomal mutation

What is the term for the alleles you inherit (gg, Gg, or GG)?

• Protein

• Allele

• Genotype

• Phenotype

Which term is used when the heterozygous genotype results in a phenotype where the two alleles are blended together?

• Codominance

• Incomplete Dominance

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Segregation

What is the macromolecule that has the instructions for making you who you are?

• Gene

• DNA

• Protein

• Allele

What term describes a genotype resulting from the inheritance of the same alleles from your parents?

• Homozygous

• Recessive

• Genotype

• Phenotype

At the end of meiosis, what should each gamete formed contain?

• Four gametes with half the # of chromosomes

• Four gametes with 2x the # of chromosomes

• Two gametes with half the # of chromosomes

• Two gametes with 2xthe # of chromosomes

What term is used when more than 2 versions of a gene (more than just "dominant" or "recessive") impact a trait expression?

• Multiple Alleles

• Polygenic Inheritance

• Codominance

• Incomplete Dominance