INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS QUESTIONS AND THEIR CORRECT ANSWERS

INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS
QUESTIONS AND THEIR CORRECT
ANSWERS


Which statement describes the offspring of the F1
generation when crossing a pea plant that is true
breeding for green seeds with a pea plant that is true
breeding for yellow seeds?
The offspring will inherit one allele from each parent.
What is a gene?
A section of DNA
Some people have freckles, and some people do not
have freckles. If a child has freckles, at least one
parent has freckles. However, the child may have a
sibling that does not have freckles. Which statement
best describes the presence of freckles?
There are two alleles for freckles.
Scientists often use fruit flies as a method to test
hypotheses about human genes. Why are fruit flies
advantageous in the study of human inheritance?
They reproduce quickly and take up little space.
Which has the most control of traits and inheritance?
nucleic acids
The table below summarizes the traits that Mendel
examined during his experiments.
What do these characteristics all have in common?
They can all be easily observed.