When one characteristic is more strongly inherited than another characteristic, it is said to be _____.
Monohybrid
Dominant
Dihybrid
Recessive
Phenotype refers to the _______ of an individual.
actual physical appearance
genetics makeup
recessive alleles
genes
Which of the following is NOT a reason in choosing pea plants for Mendel's experiment?
They were large and slow growing.
They possess simple characteristic that is easy to obverse.
They possess both female and male reproductive organs.
They can self-pollinate.
What is the total number of chromosomes in a haploid?
26
46
23
43
Which genotype consists of two identical genes for a given character?
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Which one is not an inherited trait?
birds laying eggs
ability of a fish to swim
dogs shaking hands
curly or straight tails in pigs
The human sex chromosome for female is ____.
XX
XY
YY
XZ
An individual who is heterozygous for two genes is represented by ________.
Aabb
AaBb
AAbb
AABb
If a heterozygous round seeded pea plant self-pollinate, the offspring will be __________. (In genotype) (Round is dominant.)
50% round
25% wrinkled
50% heterozygous
No offspring produced
A father has color brown eyes and his wife is a carrier of such trait. What is the probability of a female child to have black eyes? (Black is dominant over brown)
50%
75%
25%
100%
