Mendelian Genetics

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How many children were born to the first generation of parents?

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2, two, Two

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How many females appear in this pedigree? Both affected and unaffected.

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5

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Phenotype represented by a homozygous recessive genotype for eye color (Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes).

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Blue eyes

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What genotype would a homozygous short-haired guinea pig have? Options: HH, Hh, hh

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HH

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What genotype would a long-haired guinea pig have?

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hh

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Which male individual is affected by cystic fibrosis, an autosomal recessive disorder that affects the lungs? Options: I-2, Jane, II-3, Owen, II-4, Shane, III-3, Laura

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II-4, Shane

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A description of an organism's physical manifestation of their genetics, their appearance, is its _________.

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phenotype

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Two letters represent the alleles that describe an organism's _________.

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genotype

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Who is the father of modern genetics, an Austrian monk and botanist who studied garden pea plants?

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Gregor Mendel

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Patrick Star recently married Patti. He is considered a purebred for his tall head shape (T), which is dominant over a short head (t). If Patti is a short-headed woman, what type of heads would their children have? Options: 75% Tall and 25% short, 25% Tall and 75% short, 50% Tall and 50% short, 100% Tall

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100% Tall