Basic Genetics

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Biology Basic Genetics
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Pregunta 1

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The passing of traits from parent to child is the basis of heredity
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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Check all that are true regarding traits:
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  • Our genes encode the instructions that make our traits
  • Genes are made of DNA
  • Genes resides in the chromosomes

Pregunta 3

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A child gets 46 chromosomes from each parent
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

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When the egg and sperm cell join together, what do they initially form?
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  • a monkey
  • a baby
  • a zygote

Pregunta 5

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Characteristics of one's physical make up are ______________________ (select all that apply)
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  • behavior traits
  • herding instinct
  • physical traits
  • eye color

Pregunta 6

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characteristics of the way one acts are ________________ (select all that apply)
Respuesta
  • behavior traits
  • herding instinct
  • physical traits
  • eye color

Pregunta 7

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Traits are defined only by genes
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

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The environment or non-genetic factors can change traits
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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Alleles are the set of genetic information for a trait
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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Single gene traits are _____________________ (select one or more answers)
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  • rare
  • common
  • traits influenced by just one gene
  • traits influenced by more than one gene

Pregunta 11

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Complex traits are _____________________ (select one or more answers)
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  • rare
  • common
  • traits influenced by just one gene
  • traits influenced by more than one gene

Pregunta 12

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Having two of the same allele for a trait is called _______________________________
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  • homozygous
  • heterozygous

Pregunta 13

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Having two different alleles for a trait is called _______________________________
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  • homozygous
  • heterozygous

Pregunta 14

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red flower plus white flower equals pink flower is an example of incomplete dominance.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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The dominant allele is masked when it appears with a recessive allele
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 16

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Alleles are one of a number of different forms of a gene
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 17

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The specific location ("address") on a chromosome of a particular gene code for making a certain protein is _____________
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  • gene
  • locus
  • DNA

Pregunta 18

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The sequence of nucleotides that codes the making of a specific protein
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  • allele
  • gene
  • ribosomes

Pregunta 19

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The genotype for a given trait is made up of a combination of alleles inherited from parents
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 20

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A change in the nucleotide order of a gene which makes a new allele is a mutation
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 21

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blue eyes are recessive. The phenotype of blue eyes only occurs if the genotype has two recessive alleles.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 22

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If the genetics of something is complex, it typically means that there are many different loci that play a role.
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  • True
  • False
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