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Chapter 26 Quiz 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The chance of having a boy or a girl with each birth is 50%.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

X-linked recessive disorders are more common in females.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Most human characteristics are controlled by a single gene.

a)

Ture

b)

False

4.

Identical twins share all their traits because they have the same genetic makeup.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The pedigree shows the inheritance of a certain trait in a family. The trait is controlled by a pair of alleles located on an autosome.

Which cross(es) can be used to deduce which phenotype is dominant?

a)

Cross X only

b)

Cross Z only

c)

Crosses X and Y only

d)

Crosses X and Z only

6.

The pedigree shows the inheritance of a certain trait in a family. The trait is controlled by a pair of alleles located on an autosome.

What are the probable genotypes of individual 1?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous or heterozygous

7.

The pedigree shows the inheritance of a certain trait in a family. The trait is controlled by a pair of alleles located on an autosome.

What are the probable genotypes of individual 2?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous or heterozygous

8.

Discontinuous variation has (a)______________ phenotypes. The data can be represented in a (b)______________.

a)

(a) intermediate, (b) line curve

b)

(a) intermediate, (b) bar chart

c)

(a) no intermediate, (b) line curve

d)

(a) no intermediate, (b) bar chart

9.

Continuous variation has (c)______________ phenotypes. The data can be represented in a (d)______________.

a)

(c) intermediate, (d) line curve

b)

(c) intermediate, (d) bar chart

c)

(c) no intermediate, (d) line curve

d)

(c) no intermediate, (d) bar chart

10.

Characteristics showing discontinuous variation are usually controlled by (e)______________ genes, while those showing continuous variation are usually controlled by (f)______________ genes.

a)

(e) one or a few, (f) many

b)

(e) many, (f) one or a few