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A female guinea pig that is homozygous dominant for black fur color is mated with a male homozygous for white fur color. In a litter of eight offspring, what color fur would their babies have? You may need to make a punnett square. |
All 8 offspring (babies) would be black. |
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Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive disorder. A child is born that is determined to have the disorder, but parents appear normal. What has probably happened? |
Both parents carried the allele for the disorder. |
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Because the gene for red-green color blindness is located on the X chromosome, it is normally not possible for a _____ . |
Color blind father to pass the gene on to his son |
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Which of the following statements explains genetic variation? Genetic variation arises____ |
through mutation and sexual reproduction. |
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According to geological evidence the earth is how old? |
Billions of years old |
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Would Darwin have made this statement? Individuals will change and adapt to environmental challenges within their lifetimes |
NO This statement is not part of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection |
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A man lifts weights and exercises until he is very muscular. He works out with the hope that his unborn children will also be physically muscular. A problem with his idea is that ____ . |
characteristics that are acquired during one’s lifetime cannot be passed onto offspring |
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Vertebrates with similar bone sturctures in their forelimbs probably ............. What? |
The organisms probably shared a common ancestor |
