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Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
The genotype of the affected son and daughter at the bottom of this pedigree...
homozygous dominant
homozygous recessive
heterozygous
Can't tell
What is the genotype of both great-grandsons? (Individuals 13 and 16)
AA
Aa
A_
aa
In radishes, pure-breeding red radishes crossed with pure-breeding white radishes make purple radishes. What is the probability of getting white radish when you cross two purple radishes?
1/4
1/2
3/4
100%
In snapdragons, flower color exhibits incomplete dominance. When crossed, red (RR) and white (WW) flowers make pink flowers (RW). Complete a cross between a pink flower and a red flower. Find the phenotype ratio.
1 red: 1 pink
4 red: 0 pink
4 pink: 0 white
1 pink: 1 white
In humans, there are three phenotypes for hair--curly, wavy, and straight? Hair texture shows incomplete dominance. Suppose two people with wavy hair have a child. What is the probability the child will have straight hair?
100%
0%
25%
50%
A purple-flowered plant (PP) is crossed with a white flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance. What percentage of the offspring will have blue (PW) flowers?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Independent assortment
Recessive inheritance
A roan cow shows codominance in fur color (red and white). What is the phenotypic ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?
4 (Red + White)
1:1 (Red: White)
1:1 (Red: Red + White)
1:2:1 (Red: Red + White: White)
Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (CRCR), blue flowers (CBCB), and red/blue speckled flowers (CBCR).
Cross a red flower with a speckled flower. What is the phenotypic ratio?
1:1 (red:speckled)
1:1 (red:blue)
1:1 (blue:speckled)
1:2:1 (red:speckled:blue)
Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (CRCR), blue flowers (CBCB), and red/blue speckled flowers (CBCR).
In a cross between two speckled flowers, what is the probability of getting a blue offspring?
25%
50%
75%
0%
In cattle, red coats are represented as CRCR, and white coats are represented as CWCW.
What is the genotype for Roan color?
CRCR
CRCW
CWCW
If a stem cell (body cell) has 24 chromosomes, how many will it have at the end of meiosis?
24
12
6
the number varies per species
Meiosis results in ______.
4 genetically unique haploid gametes
4 genetically unique diploid cells
2 genetically identical cells
4 genetically identical cells
Two processes that increase genetic variation during meiosis are crossing over and _____
Synapsis
Tetrad
Independent assortment
Gameiosis
A haploid cell has
three sets of chromosomes
one set of chromosomes
two sets of chromosomes
four sets of chromosomes
What is one of the advantages of reproducing sexually versus asexually?
underproduction of offspring
overproduction of offspring
genetic variation
artificial selection
Haploid cells are represented by
2n
n
1/2 n
4n
The organelle located within centrosome region of animal cells; aids in spindle fiber formation
Chromatid
Centriole
Centromere
Centrosome
Height, intelligence and skin color are examples of ______________ because they are controlled by many genes.
epistasis
polygenic traits
incomplete dominance
pleiotropy
________________________ is when a single gene mutation affects two or more traits.
Epistasis
Polygenic inheritance
Codominance
Pleiotropy
When a gene at one location controls the expression of a gene at a separate location, it is called __________________.
epistasis
polygenic inheritance
pleiotropy
incomplete dominance
