Heredity Quiz

Mutations can be caused by all but.....

• Mutagens

• Sleeping

• Viruses

• Mistakes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Will a mutagen be passed to offspring if it occurs in a somatic cell?

• No, because somatic cells are body cells.

• No, because somatic cells are sex cells.

• Yes, because somatic cells are body cells.

• Yes, because somatic cells are sex cells.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How is a female represented in a pedigree?

• Square

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Diamond

How is a male represented in a pedigree?

• Square

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Diamond

How is an individual with a recessive disease or specific trait represented in a pedigree?

• Outlined

• Clear

• Striped

• Shaded

Which type of mutation causes a change in the nucleotide sequence?

• Radiation mutation

• Chromosomal mutation

• Gene mutation

• Chemical mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When an individual receives an extra chromosome, it is called a ________ mutation

• point

• translocation

• nondisjunction

• deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

An allele is....

• Two completely different genes (F, S)

• Two versions of a gene (F, f)

• Two of the same versions of a gene (F, F)

• Two of the same chromosome (12, 12)

When a disorder affects males and females equally, it is called:

• Sex-linked

• Autosomal

• Dominant

• Recessive

Sex-linked traits affect ________ more often.

• Older people

• Younger people

• Females

• Males