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__________ refers to an individual's observable traits.

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Which of the following states (in modern terms) that a diploid cell has two alleles of every gene-one on each homologous chromosome-that are distributed into separate gametes during meiosis?  


A) Law of segregation
B) Monohybrid cross
C) Law of independent assortment
D) Testcross
E) Allelic inheritance

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A cross of two Kerry horses always produces Kerry offspring.A cross of a Kerry with a Dexter produces 1/2 Kerry and 1/2 Dexter offspring.Crosses of two Dexters produce two Dexters for every Kerry.This pattern of inheritance,in which the F2 generation deviates from the expected ratios,suggests a _______ homozygous recessive trait.

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Which of the following is true about Marfan syndrome?  


A) The cause is an autosomal recessive mutation.
B) The affected gene produces a defective form of the protein actin.
C) Connective tissues comprising the heart and blood vessels are weakened.
D) One in 5,000 men are affected.
E) Those affected are often very short and have mental impairments.

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In radishes,long or round are homozygous forms of an incompletely dominant gene,and oval is the phenotype of the heterozygote.If a long radish is crossed with a round radish,which of the following phenotypic ratios of the F2 generation is correct?  


A) all round
B) all oval
C) 1/2 long, 1/2 oval
D) 1 long, 2 oval, 1 round
E) 1/2 oval, 1/2 round

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A pattern of inheritance in which the form of a single trait is collectively determined by alleles of several genes is called _______.  


A) polygenic inheritance
B) pleiotropic
C) multiple allele system
D) codominance
E) epigenetic

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What pattern of inheritance shows the full and separate phenotypic effects of two alleles that are present in heterozygous individuals?  


A) Codominance
B) Epistasis
C) Pleiotropic
D) Incomplete dominance
E) Continuous variation

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Figure 13.10 Figure 13.10    -The accompanying illustration shows the F<sub>2 </sub>phenotypes from a monohybrid cross in snapdragons.What type of inheritance produces such an outcome?   A)  Complete dominance B)  Incomplete dominance C)  Multiple alleles D)  Continuous variation E)  Epistasis -The accompanying illustration shows the F2 phenotypes from a monohybrid cross in snapdragons.What type of inheritance produces such an outcome?  


A) Complete dominance
B) Incomplete dominance
C) Multiple alleles
D) Continuous variation
E) Epistasis

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Which genetic situation could most likely have confounded Mendel in his recognition of independent assortment?  


A) Linked genes
B) Crossing over
C) Sex-linked inheritance
D) Cloning
E) Asexual reproduction

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In which of the following does the environment play a causal role?  


A) Marfan syndrome
B) Cystic fibrosis
C) Dog coat color
D) Sickle-cell anemia
E) Depression and schizophrenia

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In the garden pea,Mendel found that tall ( D ) plants,green pods ( G ) ,and inflated pods ( C ) were dominant to dwarf (d ) plants,yellow pods ( g ) ,and constricted pods ( c ) . Determine the chances of producing the offspring D__ G__ cc from a cross of D d G g C c x D d G g C c.  


A) 1/16
B) 3/16.
C) 3/8
D) 9/64
E) 3/8.

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Figure 13.15 Figure 13.15    -A graph of phenotypic variation similar to the accompanying illustration strongly suggests   A)  incomplete dominance. B)  codominance. C)  epistasis. D)  polygenic inheritance. E)  environmental effects on phenotype. -A graph of phenotypic variation similar to the accompanying illustration strongly suggests  


A) incomplete dominance.
B) codominance.
C) epistasis.
D) polygenic inheritance.
E) environmental effects on phenotype.

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Answer the following questions using the group of answers below. -Animal species X is tetraploid (4n = 12) .Following gene duplication and translocation,a given gene is found on each chromosome.How many alleles for this gene can be present in an individual of this species?


A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12
E) 24

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The offspring of a cross between two individuals that breed true for different forms of a trait are __________.

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In poultry,rose comb is controlled by a dominant allele,and its recessive allele controls single comb.Crossing a pure-breeding rose comb chicken with a pure-breeding single comb chicken would produce which of the following?  


A) All Rr rose
B) All Rr, single
C) All RR rose
D) Half RR rose, half rr single
E) Half Rr rose, half rr single

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The ability of rats to cope with stress as adults can be affected by ____.  


A) a nurturing mother
B) the number of siblings they have
C) the temperature they are raised in
D) the altitude they are born at
E) their sex

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Mendel's monohybrid experiment results led to his law of __________.

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In a certain plant,when individuals with blue flowers are crossed with individuals with blue flowers,only blue flowers are produced.Plants with red flowers crossed with plants with red flowers sometimes produce only red flowers,although other times they produce either red or blue flowers.When plants with red flowers are crossed with plants with blue flowers,sometimes only red flowers are produced; other times either red or blue flowers are produced.Which of the following is true?  


A) Red is dominant
B) Blue is dominant
C) Red is recessive
D) Red is codominant
E) Red is incompletely dominant

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A breeder of cattle has a herd of white cows and a roan bull.Hair color in this breed is controlled by an incompletely dominant gene.The two homozygous forms are either red or white,and the heterozygous is roan.What colors of calves are expected and in what proportions?  


A) All white
B) All red
C) 1/2 white, 1/2 roan
D) 1 white, 2 roan, 1 red
E) 1/2 white, 1/2 red

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For Mendel's law of segregation requires that  


A) the genes for the traits he studied must be located on the same chromosome.
B) two alleles at any locus are distributed into separate gametes during meiosis.
C) genes are not transmitted independently of each other.
D) chromosomes be duplicated by mitosis.
E) only triploid organisms demonstrate inheritance patterns.

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