Cellular Genetics and Heredity

Which of the following best explains why children usually look more like their siblings (brothers and sisters) than their friends?

• They eat more of the same foods and drinks as their siblings.

• They spend more time together over the years with their siblings.

• They share many of the same genes from their parents with their siblings.

• They share more of the same environmental influences with their siblings

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When both a dominant and recessive gene are present, which of the following is true?

• The dominant trait will be visible.

• The recessive trait will be visible.

• Neither trait will be visible.

• It cannot be predicted which trait will be visible.

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Which is an inherited characteristic?

• speaking

• hair style

• nose shape

• playing basketball

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Which of the following is the correct base-pairing rule for DNA?

• A-U; C-G

• A-G; T-C

• A-T; G-C

• A-C; T-G

The same gene can come in different versions, the different versions of a gene are called

(a)  

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• Traits

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Label the diagram

a

b

c

Chromosome

Chromatin

DNA

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The following genotypes are ​ (a)   ​ : Tt, Mm and Gg​ ​

• heterozygous

• homozygous

Complete the following monohybrid punnett by labeling the each box with the correct genotype.

a

b

c

d

Tt

Tt

TT

tt

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A type of mutation that can alter DNA by the loss of a nucleotide base is known as

• substitution

• crossing over

• deletion

• insertion

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In Mendel's experiments with a single trait, the trait that disappeared in the first generation and reappeared in the next generation is called the

• homozygous trait

• dominant trait

• recessive trait

• heterozygous trait