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Mendelian Genetics SI
A)0%B)25%C)50%D)75%E)100%
1.In sheep, eye color is controlled by a single gene with
two alleles. When a homozygous brown-eyed sheep
is crossed with a homozygous green-eyed sheep,
blue-eyed offspring are produced. If the blue-eyed
sheep are mated with each other, what percent of their
offspring will most likely have blue eyes?
A)AA, aaB)Aa, aa
C)Aa, AaD)aa, aa
E)AA, Aa
2.One hundred and twenty offspring are counted in a
genetic cross. Ninety appear to show the dominant
phenotype and thirty appear recessive. What are the
most likely genotypes of the parents?
A)the genetic makeup of an organism
B)part of a chromosome that codes for a certain
hereditary trait
C)the outward, visible expression of the hereditary
makeup of an organism
D)the shifting of gene positions in chromosomes
E)a sequence of three adjacent nucleotides that
codes for a single amino acid
3.A genotype can be described as
A)100%B)75%C)50%D)25%E)0%
4.Two parents are heterozygous for dominant trait A
and recessive trait a. If they mate, the probability of
producing an offspring who displays the dominant
trait is
A)determines whether a dominant-appearing
individual is homozygous dominant or
heterozygous dominant for that trait
B)suggests that the unknown dominant-appearing
individual is homozygous if any of the test-cross
offspring are recessive
C)suggests that the unknown dominant-appearing
individual is heterozygous if none of the
testcross offspring are recessive
D)is used to determine whether an individual is
homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant
for a given trait
E)is used to determine whether or not a trait is
sex-linked
5.A testcross
A)segregation
B)codominance
C)mutation
D)incomplete dominance
E)independent assortment
6.Two plants with pink flowers are crossed, and the F1
show the following ratio: 1 red: 2 pink: 1 white. The
best explanation for this phenomenon is
A)0%B)25%C)50%D)75%E)100%
7.A particular flower inherits color via incomplete
dominance. A cross between a homozygous blue
flower (BB) and a homozygous red flower (RR)
yields 100% purple flowers. If a cross between a
purple flower and a red flower is performed, what
percentage of the progeny will be purple flowers?
A)Linked genes
B)Incomplete dominance
C)Multiple alleles
D)Codominance
E)Polygenetic inheritance
8.In reference to blood types, sometimes both the A
allele and the B allele are expressed. Which of the
following terms best explains this?
A)Linkage
B)Epistasis
C)Codominance
D)Incomplete Dominance
E)Multiple Alleles
9.When two inherited alleles are expressed at the same
time, which of the following is exhibited?
A)Multiple alleles
B)Sex-linked traits
C)Recessive traits
D)Polygenic inheritance
E)Incomplete dominance
10.Blood types are an example of
A)iiB)IAiC)IBIBD)IAIB
11.Which genotype illustrates codominance of alleles
that control blood type in humans?