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Which one of these alleles are Homozygous?
a)Tt b)TT |
the answer is b)TT
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A cross between parents AaxAa
would result in how many children with same genotypes? |
3/4
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What are sex-linked traits?
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Traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosome
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What are somatic cells?
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They are all the cells in an organism except the sex cells
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Linked Genes are located on different chromosomes. True or False?
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False, they are located on the same chromosome.
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Which of the following is a test cross?
a)BbxBb b)BBxBB c)BBxbb |
c)bb cross it with the most recessive
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A yellow wrinkled pea(YYrr)is crossed with a green round pea(yyRR), how many green wrinkled peas will be in F1 Generation?
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None, all will be yellow round.
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Phenotype refers to the genes an organism contains, True or False?
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False. Phenotype refers to the observable triat.
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What is an example of polygenic traits?
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skin colour,eye colour, and height are just some of the many.
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What is gene therapy?
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The replacement of defective genes with nowmal genes in order to cure genetic diseases.
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Where did early scientists believe hereditary traits where located?
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in the blood,this was later proven wrong
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In flowers a red flower combines with a white flower to produce a pink flower, what is this an example of?
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Incomplete Dominance
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What is codominance?
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The expression of one allele does not mask the expression of another, they are both expressed.
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What are alleles?
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They are two or more alternate forms and a gene
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An Austrian Monk that worked with garden peas to help explain the mechanism of inheritance and understand heredity.
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Gregor Mendel
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