Inheritance Patterns & Meiosis

What is the name of the inheritance pattern where one allele is dominant over the other?

• Co-dominant Inheritance

• Incomplete Dominance

• Recessive Inheritance

• Dominant Inheritance

During which stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material?

• Anaphase I

• Prophase I

• Telophase I

• Metaphase I

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What is the process called when chromatids of homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material?

• Genetic mutation

• Chromosomal duplication

• Cell division

• Genetic recombination or crossing over

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Polygenic inheritance occurs when a trait is controlled by multiple __________.

• enzymes

• chromosomes

• genes

• proteins

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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In codominance, both alleles are expressed fully in the __________ of the offspring.

• offspring

• phenotype

• environment

• genotype

What is the term for the inheritance pattern where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the two homozygotes (a BLEND in other words)?

• Complete dominance

• Codominance

• Polygenic inheritance

• Incomplete dominance

Which Mendelian inheritance pattern involves the interaction of multiple genes to produce a single trait?

• Polygenic Inheritance

• Monogenic Inheritance

• Mitochondrial Inheritance

• X-linked Inheritance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

During which stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles?

• Metaphase I

• Prophase II

• Anaphase I

• Telophase I

Crossing over in meiosis results in increased __________ among offspring.

• Reduced genetic diversity

• Increased mutation rate

• Decreased genetic variation

• Genetic variation

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Polygenic inheritance often results in a __________ distribution of phenotypes - a "bell curve".

• uniform

• continuous

• discontinuous

• categorical

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