What best describes the influence that parents have on whether or not offspring inherit a genetically inherited trait?

Each parent contributes ________ allele because each parent randomly contributes ______ allele for each _________ that is passed onto offspring.

A homozygous brown mouse mates with a heterozygous brown mouse. The allele for brown fur (B) is dominant over the allele for tan fur (b). What percentage of the offspring will most likely have brown fur?

The kalanchoe plant reproduces asexually by creating new plants along the margins of its leaves. The chili pepper plant reproduces sexually, which means it can produce peppers that are many different colors and sizes, even though they are growing on the same plant.

What benefit do the offspring of the kalanchoe plant receive that the offspring of the chili pepper plant do not?

A green-seeded pea plant and a yellow-seeded pea plant have offspring with all yellow seeds. What is the most likely reason?

Why do children sometimes look very similar to their parents?

Roses are one of the most commonly sold flowers in the floral community. Their popularity has caused a large increase in the varieties of roses available. What explains how roses could have varying traits when they initially did not?

Patricia breeds rabbits to sell as pets. She noticed that rabbits with longer, softer ears sell better than those with short ears. Which best describes what Patricia should do to sell the most rabbits?

Patricia should breed the rabbits with _________________ears together.

What type of breeding will most likely decrease genetic diversity?

Agriculture has used selective breeding for many years to pass on desirable traits to domesticated plants and animals. This is an example of what type of selection? ________________ selection

Assuming the flowers in this cross display complete dominance, and the allele, R, is dominant for a red pigment and the allele, r, is recessive for a white pigment, what percent of the offspring will have red flowers?

A scientist recently found an invertebrate species living in the deep sea that had never been identified previously. The scientist wants to determine if the species reproduces sexually. Which of the following investigations will help her answer the question?

The Punnett square above shows the results of a genetic cross. The mother is heterozygous for the trait shown. The father is homozygous recessive for the trait.

What can one predict from the results of the Punnett square?

During the 1800s, Gregor Mendel conducted experiments with pea plants. His work showed that organisms inherit traits from their parents and that some traits are dominant over others. Mendel's work was ignored for a long time because scientists could not explain how traits were carried from one generation to the next. What discovery provided scientists with a way to explain Mendel's work?

Which of the following is a true description of sexual and asexual reproduction?

________ reproduction involves two parent organisms, but _______ reproduction does not.

How does an offspring produced by asexual reproduction compare to the parent organism?

________ of its genetic information is the same as the parent organism.

The Punnett square above shows the results of a genetic cross between a heterozygous mother and a homozygous recessive father. What can one conclude from the results of the Punnett square?

There is a __________% chance that the offspring will have the same phenotype and genotype as the father.

A pea plant's seed shape is round. What can be said about this trait?

It is the ______________.

If the genotype of an individual is "Yy", what conclusion can be drawn?

The individual is _____________.

A homozygous dominant parent and a homozygous recessive parent have offspring. What is true about the offspring?

The offspring are ______________.

Which of the following is true if an organism can reproduce asexually?

Offspring are genetically ______ to the parent.

TRUE OR FALSE

Selective breeding refers to the

deliberate mating of two organisms with the intention of producing offspring with desirable traits.

What is the production of a phenotype that is between two different homozygous parents?

In squirrels, the gene for gray fur (G) is dominant over the gene for black fur (g). If 50% of a large litter of squirrels are gray, what was the most likely parental cross?

In guinea pigs, the allele for rough fur, R, is dominant over the allele for smooth fur, r. What might be the possible genotype of a guinea pig with rough fur?

The guinea pig can have either a ______ or _______ genotype.

A cross between a pea plant with alleles YY for yellow seeds is crossed with a pea plant with alleles yy for green seeds produces offspring with yellow seeds. Which of the following statements is true?

The allele Y is _________ over the allele y for seed color.

The table above describes reproduction that occurred in two different types of organisms.

Which of the following correctly identifies the type of reproduction for each species?

Species A: __________ reproduction; Species B: _________ reproduction

The picture shows an animal cell with structures X and Y labeled.

Which of the following best explains the relationship between structures X and Y?

X, chromosomes, are located inside Y, the _____, and these structures store genetic material for the cell.

Charles has blue eyes and his brother has brown eyes. What is the most likely reason for the difference in the eye color of Charles and his brother?

The trait for eye color is _________ from the _________ and the ________.

Where is most of a cell's hereditary information stored?

inside the nucleus, which has ____________ that contain many genes