When one characteristic is more strongly inherited than another characteristic, it is said to be _____.
Answer
Monohybrid
Dominant
Dihybrid
Recessive
Question 2
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Phenotype refers to the _______ of an individual.
Answer
actual physical appearance
genetics makeup
recessive alleles
genes
Question 3
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Which of the following is NOT a reason in choosing pea plants for Mendel's experiment?
Answer
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.
Question 4
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What is the total number of chromosomes in a haploid?
Answer
26
46
23
43
Question 5
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Which genotype consists of two identical genes for a given character?
Answer
Homozygous
Dominant
Recessive
Heterozygous
Question 6
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Which one is not an inherited trait?
Answer
birds laying eggs
ability of a fish to swim
dogs shaking hands
curly or straight tails in pigs
Question 7
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The human sex chromosome for female is ____.
Answer
XX
XY
YY
XZ
Question 8
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An individual who is heterozygous for two genes is represented by ________.
Answer
Aabb
AaBb
AAbb
AABb
Question 9
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If a heterozygous round seeded pea plant self-pollinate, the offspring will be __________. (In genotype) (Round is dominant.)
Answer
50% round
25% wrinkled
50% heterozygous
No offspring produced
Question 10
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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)