BIOL250 C003 Quiz 4| Questions and Answers Latest Updated
(Graded A+)- American Military University
Question 1 points
Zoe has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
Zoe probably inherited one faulty allele from her father, who is a carrier, and one normal
allele from her mother.
Zoe probably inherited one faulty allele from her mother, who must also have cystic
fibrosis, and one normal allele from her father.
Zoe must have inherited faulty alleles from both parents, both of whom must also have
cystic fibrosis.
Zoe must have inherited faulty alleles from both parents, both of whom are carriers.
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Question 2 points
Choose the genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele.
Hemophilia
Huntington's disease
Sickle-cell anemia
Tay-Sachs disease
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Question 3 points
What is an allele?
, A heterozygous genotype
A homozygous genotype
Another word for a gene
One of several possible forms of a gene
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Question 4 points
Which trait reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when
parents with different traits are bred?
Hydrozygous
Incomplete dominance
Random
Recessive trait
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Question 5 points
Mendel believed that the characteristics of pea plants are determined by which of the following?
Inheritance of units or factors from both parents
Inheritance of units or factors from one parent
Relative health of the parent plants at the time of pollination
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Question 6 points
How many bases found on a gene translate for any one amino acid?
(Graded A+)- American Military University
Question 1 points
Zoe has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
Zoe probably inherited one faulty allele from her father, who is a carrier, and one normal
allele from her mother.
Zoe probably inherited one faulty allele from her mother, who must also have cystic
fibrosis, and one normal allele from her father.
Zoe must have inherited faulty alleles from both parents, both of whom must also have
cystic fibrosis.
Zoe must have inherited faulty alleles from both parents, both of whom are carriers.
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Question 2 points
Choose the genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele.
Hemophilia
Huntington's disease
Sickle-cell anemia
Tay-Sachs disease
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Question 3 points
What is an allele?
, A heterozygous genotype
A homozygous genotype
Another word for a gene
One of several possible forms of a gene
View Feedback
Question 4 points
Which trait reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when
parents with different traits are bred?
Hydrozygous
Incomplete dominance
Random
Recessive trait
View Feedback
Question 5 points
Mendel believed that the characteristics of pea plants are determined by which of the following?
Inheritance of units or factors from both parents
Inheritance of units or factors from one parent
Relative health of the parent plants at the time of pollination
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Question 6 points
How many bases found on a gene translate for any one amino acid?
