Biology 133 Exam 2 PSU Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
___________ |traits |are |due |to |a |single |gene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mendelian
___________ |is |the |idea |that |our |genes |determine |who |we |are, |but |this |is |not |correct |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genetic |determinism
mendelian |traits |have |an |___________ |pattern |of |inheritance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
either/or
___________ |traits |are |influenced |by |the |environment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-multifactorial
___________ |traits |are |due |to |the |activity |of |more |than |one |gene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
polygenic
polygenic |traits |have |a |___________ |distribution |of |phenotypes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bell |
curve
___________ |traits |are |phenotypes |that |vary |in |degree |and |can |be |attributed |to |polygenic |
effects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-quantitative
quantitative |trait |examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-height |and |skin |color
QTLSs |are |a |section |of |___________ |that |correlates |with |variation |in |___________ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-DNA, |phenotype
, ___________ |are |predictions |of |recurrence |based |on |traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-empiric |
risk
___________ |is |the |rate |the |event |occurs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-incidence
___________ |is |the |number |of |individuals |who |have |the |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
prevalence
___________ |is |the |percentage |of |phenotypic |variation |due |to |genes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
heritability
if |heritability |= |1, |then |it |is |___________ |only |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genes
if |heritability |= |0, |then |it |is |___________ |only |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-environment
___________ |is |the |proportion |of |genes |relatives |share |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-correlation |
coefficient
if |the |correlation |coefficient |is |100%, |then |they |are |___________ |twins |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-monozygotic
___________ |is |the |percentage |of |pairs |where |both |twins |express |the |trait |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-concordance
genome |wide |association |studies |compare |group |of |interest |to |control |for |presence |of |
___________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-snp
Correct Answers
___________ |traits |are |due |to |a |single |gene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mendelian
___________ |is |the |idea |that |our |genes |determine |who |we |are, |but |this |is |not |correct |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genetic |determinism
mendelian |traits |have |an |___________ |pattern |of |inheritance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
either/or
___________ |traits |are |influenced |by |the |environment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-multifactorial
___________ |traits |are |due |to |the |activity |of |more |than |one |gene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
polygenic
polygenic |traits |have |a |___________ |distribution |of |phenotypes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bell |
curve
___________ |traits |are |phenotypes |that |vary |in |degree |and |can |be |attributed |to |polygenic |
effects |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-quantitative
quantitative |trait |examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-height |and |skin |color
QTLSs |are |a |section |of |___________ |that |correlates |with |variation |in |___________ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-DNA, |phenotype
, ___________ |are |predictions |of |recurrence |based |on |traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-empiric |
risk
___________ |is |the |rate |the |event |occurs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-incidence
___________ |is |the |number |of |individuals |who |have |the |disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
prevalence
___________ |is |the |percentage |of |phenotypic |variation |due |to |genes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
heritability
if |heritability |= |1, |then |it |is |___________ |only |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genes
if |heritability |= |0, |then |it |is |___________ |only |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-environment
___________ |is |the |proportion |of |genes |relatives |share |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-correlation |
coefficient
if |the |correlation |coefficient |is |100%, |then |they |are |___________ |twins |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-monozygotic
___________ |is |the |percentage |of |pairs |where |both |twins |express |the |trait |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-concordance
genome |wide |association |studies |compare |group |of |interest |to |control |for |presence |of |
___________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-snp
