Quiz - Sibling Differences

What did Gregor Mendel use to study the inheritance of traits?

• Fruit flies

• Mice

• Pea plants

• Corn plants

What is an allele?

• A type of cell

• A type of DNA sequence

• A protein

• A version of a gene

What is the focus question of the lesson?

• What causes genetic mutations?

• How do plants grow?

• Why do families have children with different traits?

• Why do some animals have fur?

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What is the main observable difference between black and spotted jaguars?

• Tail length

• Eye color

• Fur color

• Size

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What is the result when both parent jaguars have spotted fur?

• Offspring with no fur

• Offspring with spotted fur

• Offspring with black fur

• Offspring with mixed fur

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What is a phenotype?

• The genetic makeup of an organism

• The observable traits of an organism

• A type of protein

• A type of cell division

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What is the main concept being modeled in the lesson?

• Patterns of inheritance

• Patterns of migration

• Patterns of diet

• Patterns of behavior

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What is the role of DNA in trait inheritance?

• It codes for proteins that determine traits

• It provides energy for cells

• It protects the organism from disease

• It transports nutrients

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​ (a)   are always expressed when the connected allele is dominant, even if only one copy of the dominant trait exists. ​ (b)   are expressed only if both the connected alleles are recessive.

• Dominant traits
• Recessive traits

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If T is dominant for curved thumbs and t is recessive for straight thumbs, match the phenotype to the correct genotype

• tt

• Curved

• Tt

• Curved

• TT

• Straight

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