Exploring Genetics: Mendelian and Non-Mendelian

Which scientist is known as the "father of genetics" for his foundational work on inheritance using pea plants?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Thomas Hunt Morgan

• James Watson

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What is the term for an organism’s observable physical characteristics?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

• 1:1

• 3:1

• 2:1

• 1:2:1

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Which of the following best describes codominance?

• One allele is completely dominant over the other

• Both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype

• The alleles blend to form an intermediate phenotype

• Only recessive alleles are expressed

Which blood type is an example of codominance in humans?

• Type O

• Type A

• Type B

• Type AB

• 9:3:3:1

• 1:2:1

• 3:1

• 1:1:1:1

• Complete dominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Codominance

• Multiple alleles

Which genotype represents a homozygous recessive individual?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

• aA

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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