Genetics Test

Which process is being represented by the picture below?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Budding

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which genotype represents a plant with short stems? (Tall = T; Short = t)

• Tr

• Tt

• TT

• tt

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which genotype represents a plant with white flowers? (Red = R; White - r)

• Tr

• Rr

• RR

• rr

The "central dogma" states that genetic information flows from 

• Protein-->mRNA-->DNA

• Protein-->DNA-->mRNA

• mRNA-->DNA-->Protein

• DNA-->mRNA-->Protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the percentage of homozygous recessive offspring?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...

• Genetic Engineering

• Selective Breeding

• Artificial Selection

• Gene Mutation

A molecule of DNA is made up of _________.

• amino acids and proteins

• ATP and enzymes

• paired nucleotides

• receptor enzymes

DNA has a ______ strand; RNA has a ______ strand.

• double/double

• double/triple

• double/single

• single/single

In RNA, the nitrogen base____ replaces ____ that was present in DNA. 

• U (adenine, uracil)

• C (cytosine, guanine)

• U (uracil, thymine)

• U (uracil, adenine)

WHAT does transcription produce?

• DNA

• RNA

• proteins

• amino acids