Question 1

If you cross RrYy and RRyy pea plants,what fraction of the offspring will have yellow peas? R=round,r=wrinkled,Y=yellow,y=green

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A)  50%
B)  75%
C)  25%
D)  0%
E)  100%

Question 2

In Huntington disease,a child will typically get the disease only if one parent also has it.It is as common in boys as in girls.This disease is

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A)  autosomal recessive.
B)  X-linked recessive.
C)  X-linked dominant.
D)  autosomal dominant.
E)  pleiotropic. D

Question 3

An allele that exerts its effects whenever it is present is

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A)  recessive.
B)  dominant.
C)  homologous.
D)  homozygous.
E)  heterozygous.

Question 4

A person has a recessive allele for a disease but the allele is masked by the presence of a normal dominant allele in the person.This person

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A)  is homozygous for the disease.
B)  cannot produce gametes.
C)  is termed a carrier.
D)  is termed a linkage group.
E)  has the disease but cannot pass this disease to their offspring.

Question 5

Traits that depend on more than one gene are

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A)  polygenic.
B)  pleiotropic.
C)  codominant.
D)  recessive.
E)  incomplete dominant traits.

Question 6

If all the offspring show the dominant phenotype in a test cross,then the individual with the unknown genotype was:

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A)  heterozygous.
B)  homozygous dominant.
C)  homozygous recessive.
D)  a clone of the other test cross individual.
E)  heterozygous recessivE.

Question 7

A single chromosome has

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A)  multiple genes each with a single allele.
B)  multiple genes each with multiple alleles.
C)  a single gene with a single allele.
D)  a single gene with multiple alleles.

Question 8

Diagrams depicting family relationships and phenotypes for a genetic disorder are

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A)  linkage maps.
B)  pedigree charts.
C)  genotype maps.
D)  Punnett squares.
E)  bell-shaped curves.

Question 9

If any of the traits that Mendel worked with were linked genes,his dihybrid crosses

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A)  would have had different results.
B)  would have produced more offspring.
C)  would have produced fewer offspring.
D)  would have exhibited a typical phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:1.
E)  would have produced sterile offspring.

Question 10

In the ABO blood type system the alleles IA,IB and i produce

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A)  three phenotypes.
B)  two phenotypes.
C)  one phenotype.
D)  four phenotypes.
E)  type A and type B blood types only.

Question 11

If a healthy young couple are both carriers of cystic fibrosis,the chance that each of their future children will inherit this serious illness is

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A)  0%,because cystic fibrosis is not an inherited illness.
B)  25%.
C)  10%.
D)  50%.
E)  100%.

Question 12

In humans,alleles are inherited from

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A)  females only (mothers) .
B)  males only (fathers) .
C)  males and females (one allele from each parent) .
D)  males and females (two alleles from each parent) .
E)  None of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Alternate forms of the same gene are called

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A)  chromatids.
B)  centromeres.
C)  chromosomes.
D)  alleles.
E)  traits. D

Question 14

In pedigree charts,autosomal dominant disorders typically

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A)  appear only in males.
B)  appear only in females.
C)  appear in every generation.
D)  seem to disappear in one generation,only to reappear in the next generation.
E)  occur every third generation. C

Question 15

A pea plant with (Tt) as its genotype should be referred to as

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A)  the wild type.
B)  homozygous dominant.
C)  heterozygous.
D)  homozygous recessive.
E)  mutant.

Question 16

The wide variation in skin color in humans is best explained by

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A)  Skin color is a polygenic trait.
B)  Skin color is influenced by environmental changes like improvements in diet.
C)  Skin color is influenced by an X-linked gene.
D)  Skin color is influenced by a Y-linked gene.
E)  Skin color is influenced by crossing over.

Question 17

What structure holds the inheritance information of a living organism?

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A)  chromosome
B)  monohybrid cross
C)  dihybrid cross
D)  phenotype
E)  mitosis and meiosis

Question 18

What information is available on the outside of the boxes in the figure?

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A)  possible alleles the parents can pass to the offspring
B)  alleles in the gametes of the parents
C)  genotypes of the gametes
D)  genotypes of the parents
E)  All answers are correct.

Question 19

Hemophilia A is caused by

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A)  an X-linked recessive disorder causing a defective blood clotting protein.
B)  an Y-linked recessive disorder.
C)  a defective neuron response.
D)  an X-linked dominant disorder causing a defective blood clotting protein.
E)  an X-linked dominant disorder.

Question 20

A portion of DNA that encodes a specific protein is

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A)  a gene.
B)  a chromosome.
C)  a chromatid.
D)  a centromere.
E)  a kinetochorE.

Exam 10: Patterns of Inheritance

If you cross RrYy and RRyy pea plants,what fraction of the offspring will have yellow peas? R=round,r=wrinkled,Y=yellow,y=green

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In Huntington disease,a child will typically get the disease only if one parent also has it.It is as common in boys as in girls.This disease is

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An allele that exerts its effects whenever it is present is

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A person has a recessive allele for a disease but the allele is masked by the presence of a normal dominant allele in the person.This person

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Traits that depend on more than one gene are

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If all the offspring show the dominant phenotype in a test cross,then the individual with the unknown genotype was:

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A single chromosome has

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Diagrams depicting family relationships and phenotypes for a genetic disorder are

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If any of the traits that Mendel worked with were linked genes,his dihybrid crosses

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In the ABO blood type system the alleles IA,IB and i produce

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If a healthy young couple are both carriers of cystic fibrosis,the chance that each of their future children will inherit this serious illness is

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In humans,alleles are inherited from

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Alternate forms of the same gene are called

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In pedigree charts,autosomal dominant disorders typically

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A pea plant with (Tt) as its genotype should be referred to as

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The wide variation in skin color in humans is best explained by

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What structure holds the inheritance information of a living organism?

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What information is available on the outside of the boxes in the figure?

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Hemophilia A is caused by

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