Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Genetics

In horses, coat color can be brown, white or brown with white spots. What would be the expected genotypes and phenotypes if a white horse mated with a brown with white spots horse? What type of inheritance pattern is this?

• incomplete dominance; 0BB: 2BW: 2WW

• codominance; 0BB: 2BW: 2WW

• incomplete dominance; 1BB: 2BW: 1WW

• codominance; 1BB: 2BW: 1WW

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How many alleles do you inherit from EACH parent for a specific trait?

• 1

• 2

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The genetic makeup (alleles) for a trait is called the ...

• genotype

• phenotype

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The physical expression of a trait is called the ...

• genotype

• phenotype

Aa

• homozygous dominant

• homozygous recessive

• heterozygous dominant

Genotype: rr

• homozygous dominant

• homozygous recessive

• heterozygous dominant

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A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

• Incomplete Dominance

• Co dominance

• Independent assortment

• Recessive inheritance

In roses, petal color can be white, red, or pink. What would be the expected genotypes and phenotypes if a red rose was crossed with a pink rose? What type of inheritance pattern is this?

• incomplete dominance; 2RR: 2PP: 0WW

• codominance; 2RR: 2PP: 0WW

• incomplete dominance; 2RR: 2RW: 0WW

• codominance; 2RR: 2RW: 0WW

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Which of the following statements is true regarding blood types?

• A and O are codominant, B is recessive.

• B and O are codominant, A is recessive.

• A and B are codominant, O is recessive.

• A , B and O are all codominant with each other.

A man with type A blood and a woman with type B blood have 4 kids. Each child has a different blood type. What are the most likely genotypes of the man and woman?

• Man: IAIA

  Woman: IBIB

• Man: IAi

  Woman: ii

• Man: ii

  Woman: IBi

• Man: IAi

  Woman: IBi

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