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- Q1
What is a genome?
DNA used for genetic engineering
all of the genetic material of an organism, including coding and non-coding sections, and the DNA found in the mitochondria and/or chloroplasts
all of the DNA in the nucleus of an organism
all of the genes or coding sections of DNA in a living thing
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Genetic material in living things is found in what molecule?
Carbohydrates
Protein
DNA
RNA
120sB.H.1EditDelete - Q3
What is a section of DNA that codes for a protein called?
cell
gene
genome
gamete
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The DNA in a muscle cell of a human and a brain cell of a human is the same.
truefalseTrue or False120sEditDelete - Q5
If a red flower is crossed with a white flower and the offspring are pink, what type of inheritance is this an example of?
incomplete dominance
codominance
the Law of Dominance
sex-linked trait
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A red flower is crossed with a white flower and the offspring are red and white. What type of inheritance pattern is this?
the Law of Dominance
codominance
incomplete dominance
sex-linked traits
120sEditDelete - Q7
the form of a gene that is always expressed when present
heterozygous
homozygous
recessive
dominant
120sEditDelete - Q8
What is the genotype of a pea plant that is heterogenous for height?
TT
tt
Tall
Tt
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What is the phenotype of a plant that is heterogenous for height? Tall is dominant and short is recessive
TT
short
Tt
tall
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In pea plants, purple flowers are dominant to white flowers. A white flowered plant is crossed with a plant that is homozygous Purple. What percentage of the offspring will have purple flowers?
50
25
100
75
120sEditDelete - Q11
What is the genotype of a male who is colorblind which is a sex-linked recessive trait?
XbY
XbXb
XBY
XbYb
120sEditDelete - Q12
What is a genome?
all of the genetic material of an organism, including coding and non-coding sections, and the DNA found in the mitochondria and/or chloroplasts
all of the DNA in the nucleus of an organism
all of the genes or coding sections of DNA in a living thing
DNA used for genetic engineering
120sEditDelete - Q13
What must be true in order for a female to inherit a recessive x-linked trait such as colorblindness?
her mother has the trait
her grandfather has the trait
her grandmother has the trait
her father has the trait
120sEditDelete - Q14
If one parent has the genotype for blood type IAi and the other parent has the blood type IBi, what are the possible phenotypes of the offspring? (hint: you have to do a Punnett Square to figure out the answer!)
blood type A, B, AB and O
blood type A, B and AB
blood type A, B, and O
blood type A and B
120sEditDelete - Q15
Red-green colorblindness is a recessive sex linked trait. If a woman who is a carrier for color-blindness marries a man who is not colorblind, what is the chance that they will have a child who is colorblind? (again, do the Punnett square to figure out the answer!)
25%
100%
0%
50%
120sEditDelete - Q16
Which type of cells must a mutation occur in, in order for the mutation to be passed on to that organism’s offspring?
body cells
somatic cells
gametes
stem cells
120sEditDelete - Q17
If a person has 3 copies of the Chromosome number 21, what type of mutation is this?
point mutation
substitution
deletion
non-disjunction
120sEditDelete - Q18
what disorder does a person with 3 copies of chromosome number 21 have?
Edward's Syndrome
Klinefelter's Syndrome
Covid 19
Down Syndrome
120sEditDelete - Q19
What type of mutation occurs when one nitrogenous base is replaced with a different nitrogenous base?
insertion
frameshift
substitution (point mutation)
deletion
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