Genetics

Which of the following is evidence to support the idea that two different species might have a common ancestor?

• Many of their genes are the same.
• They use the same means of locomotion.
• Their fossils were discovered in the same location.
• Their methods of respiration are alike

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What is the correct sequence for plant cell mitosis?

• prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
• anaphase, telophase, metaphase, prophase
• prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
• metaphase, prophase, telophase, anaphase

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What happens during sexual reproduction?

• A body cell from each parent combines to form a new cell.
• A gamete from each parent combines to form a new cell
• Recessive genes combine to form an offspring.
• Dominant genes combine to form an offspring.

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What are the chances that a human offspring will have an XY genotype?

• 1 to 4
• 1 to 2
• 1 to 1
• 3 to 2

Sickle cell disease results from _________________.

• a mutation
• a cancer
• a loss of white blood cells
• increased blood flow

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Punnet square is a representation of how

• homologs might split
• meiosis will occur
• alleles might combine
• genes are arranged on chromosomes

Mendel called plants that received different alleles for a trait from each parent _______________.

• dominant
• genotypes
• hybrids
• phenotypes

Inherited traits are the result of

• genes
• meiosis 1
• practice and ability
• division of four 2n cells

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How does DNA store information needed by a cell?

• in proteins made from a sequence of amino acids
• in genes made of a sequence of amino acides
• in sequences of amino acids and nucleotides
• in genes made of a sequence of nucleotides

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During meiosis, cells divide _____________.

• once
• twice
• four times
• eight times