FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT INHERITANCE EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT INHERITANCE EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -26 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease are typical of recessive disorders concentrated in___.

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ethnic groups

Question 2: The blood types A,B,AB, and O are the result of___inheritance

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multiple allelic Question 3: The process used to separate DNA segments of different lengths is___.

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Gel electrophoresis Question 4: A human genetic defect that results in the failure to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine is___.

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phenylketonuria

Question 5: The statement "In meiosis , the way in which a chromosome pair separates does not affect the way other pairs separate," is another way of expressing Mendel`s law of ___

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Independent assortment

Question 6: Cells containing TWO alleles for each trait are described as___.

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Diploid Question 7: Genes located on homologous chromosomes may have alternate forms that control different forms of a trait. These alternate forms of a gene are called___.

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alleles

Question 8: Individuals with Huntington`s Disease___.

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undergo progressive deterioration of the nervous system Question 9: TRUE or FALSE: In humans there are 23 pairs of matching homologous chromosomes called autosomes.

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False

Question 10: A dogs phenotype can be determined by___.

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Mating the dog and examining its offspring Question 11: When a area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome,___occurs

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Crossing over Question 12: Which of the following describes an organism that has the genotype Bb?

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Heterozygous

Question 13: The passing on of traits from parents to offspring is called___

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Heredity Question 14: The___produced by each parent are shown along the sides of a Punnett square.

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Gametes Question 15: The gamete that contains genes contributed only by the mother is___.

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an egg

Question 16: Most human genetic disorders are caused by the expression of___.

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recessive alleles

Question 17: Both hemophilia and red-green color blindness are___.

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sex-linked traits

Question 18: Gel electrophoresis is a technique used to ___.

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separate DNA fragments by charge and length

Question 19: Royal hemophilia is the result of___ inheritance

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Sex-Linked Question 20: A useful device for predicting the possible offspring of crosses between different genotypes is the___.

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Punnett Square

Question 21: A human genetic disorder caused by a dominant gene is___.

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Huntington's`s Disease

Question 22: What disorder can be detected by karyotyping?

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down syndrome Question 23: TRUE or FALSE: An individual with a recessive allele for an undesirable trait is called a carrier.

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True

Question 24: Eye color in humans is the result of___ inheritance.

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Polygenic Question 25: Mendel's law of segregation states that during meiosis, the factors that control each trait separate, and only___from each pair is/are passed to the offspring.

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one chromosome Question 26: The 23d pair of chromosomes that differ in males and females are called___.

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sex chromosomes