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The best definition of a purebred plant is one that ________.


A) cannot be cross-fertilized
B) passes on the next generation only those traits identical to the parent
C) produces sterile offspring when cross-fertilized
D) self-fertilizes to produce hybrid offspring

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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A mating between a purebred purple-flowered pea plant and a purebred white-flowered pea plant would produce a(n) ________.


A) purebred variety
B) hybrid
C) P generation
D) F2 generation

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The ________ is most commonly found in nature.


A) recessive trait
B) wild-type trait
C) parental type
D) dominant trait

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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What is the key to the recognition of codominance?


A) The phenotype of the heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the homozygotes.
B) The trait exhibits a continuous distribution.
C) The alleles affect more than one trait.
D) The heterozygote expresses the phenotype of both homozygotes.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Widow's peak, a pointed hairline on the forehead, is a genetic trait caused by a dominant allele. It can be traced back through a family's history using pedigree analysis. The pedigree shown here is of three generations of a family. Notice that some individuals (shown in gray) have a widow's peak (W = dominant allele and w = recessive allele) . Widow's peak, a pointed hairline on the forehead, is a genetic trait caused by a dominant allele. It can be traced back through a family's history using pedigree analysis. The pedigree shown here is of three generations of a family. Notice that some individuals (shown in gray) have a widow's peak (W = dominant allele and w = recessive allele) .   -This pedigree supports the fact that widow's peak is due to a dominant allele, because if it were due to a recessive allele and both parents show the recessive phenotype, then ________. A) half of the sons would have a widow's peak B) all of the offspring would have a widow's peak C) none of the daughters would have a widow's peak D) all of the daughters and none of the sons would have a widow's peak -This pedigree supports the fact that widow's peak is due to a dominant allele, because if it were due to a recessive allele and both parents show the recessive phenotype, then ________.


A) half of the sons would have a widow's peak
B) all of the offspring would have a widow's peak
C) none of the daughters would have a widow's peak
D) all of the daughters and none of the sons would have a widow's peak

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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An individual who is homozygous ________.


A) expresses the dominant trait
B) carries two different alleles for a gene
C) carries two copies of the same allele for a gene
D) expresses the recessive trait

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Please read the following scenario to answer the following question. The parents of a child with unusual disease symptoms take the child to a doctor for help. The doctor suspects that the condition might have a genetic basis. She recommends that the child be taken to a specialty clinic where physicians and staff members are trained to diagnose genetic diseases and counsel parents. Ultimately, the child is diagnosed with a rare recessively inherited disease. The parents are tested for the gene, and both are found to be heterozygous. The parents want to have another child but are afraid this child will also be affected. -What would genetic counselors say is the probability that the second child will have the disease?


A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 1/8
D) 1/16

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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An individual with the blood group genotype LMLN has the phenotype MN. What is the relationship between the LM and LN alleles?


A) codominance
B) pleiotropy
C) LN is dominant
D) incomplete dominance

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Scientists have long been interested in differences between dogs and wolves in their social behavior toward humans. Dogs and wolves share a common ancestor. In trying to understand the differences, a researcher analyzed data collected from 18 domesticated dogs and 10 wolves that had been raised by humans. Which data would be most useful to this study?


A) The degree of DNA similarities between dogs and humans.
B) The extent to which the dogs and the wolves sought assistance from humans when presented with a challenge.
C) The extent to which the dogs and the wolves licked and vocalized to their pups.
D) A measurement of the number of times the dogs and the wolves communicated with one another when threatened.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Linked genes are usually ________.


A) found on the X chromosome
B) found on the Y chromosome
C) codominant
D) located close together on a chromosome

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A BbCc × bbcc cross that produces offspring in a 5:5:1:1 phenotypic ratio is evidence of ________.


A) linked genes
B) polygenic inheritance
C) incomplete dominance
D) codominance

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Alleles are described as ________.


A) homologous chromosomes
B) environmental factors that affect gene expression
C) alternate versions of a gene
D) alternate phenotypes

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Experience with dog breeding has taught geneticists that ________.


A) given enough time, any desired trait can be bred into dogs
B) purebred dogs are often sterile due to inbreeding
C) while physical traits can be molded through artificial selection, behavioral traits cannot
D) geographically isolated groups of dogs may be selected for quite different traits, resulting in a different dog breed

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What is the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?


A) locus
B) phenotype
C) genotype
D) allele

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Red-green colorblindness is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait. The gene is found on the X chromosome. Can a man with normal color vision father a daughter who is red-green colorblind?


A) Yes, if the woman with whom he mates is red-green colorblind.
B) Yes, if the man is heterozygous for red-green colorblindness.
C) No, he can't (unless there is a mutation) .
D) No, the expression of the trait skips a generation.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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