Genetics Review

What macromolecule stores the genetic information?

• Nucleic acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

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What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

• nucleotides

• amino acids

• monosaccharides

• fatty acids

In peas, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). If two heterozygous peas are crossed, ​ (a)   of the offspring are expected to be tall, and ​ (b)   are expected to be short.

• 75%
• 25%
• 100%
• 50%
• 0%

Match the following terms to their definitions:

• Heterozygous

• The alleles or genes of an organism

• Homozygous

• Two alleles that are different (Aa)

• Phenotype

• Two alleles that are the same (AA)

• Genotype

• The physical appearance or traits of an organism

​ (a)   studied peas. He found that when he crossed "true-breeding" yellow peas with "true-breeding" green peas the offspring were all yellow. This occured because yellow is ​ (b)   to green.

• Gregor Mendel
• dominant
• Rosalind Franklin
• recessive

Which of the following describes Mendelian inheritance?

• Two traits create a third blended trait

• Two traits appear simultaneously

• Traits are linked on the X chromosome

• One trait overpowers the other
  

In dogs, pointy ears (P) are dominant to floppy (p). If two heterozygous dogs have puppies, ​ (a)   are expected to have pointy ears and ​ (b)   are expected to have floppy ears.

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• 25%
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• 100%

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Fill out the Punnett Square for two heterozygous parents.

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Match the following types of inheritance to their examples.

• Sex-linked

• Red-green colorblindness is more common in biological males

• Codominance

• Goldfish can be white, orange, or white & orange spots

• Dominant

• Huntington's disease can be inherited with just one allele from one parent

• Incomplete dominance

• In snapdragons, red and white flowers have pink offpsring

• Recessive

• Albinism can be hidden and skip generations

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Which of the following describes incomplete dominance?

• Two traits create a third blended trait

• Two traits appear simultaneously

• One trait overpowers the other

• Traits are linked on the X-chromosome