Genetics Exam 1 USF Questions With Complete Solutions
"or" rule Correct Answers The addition rule is termed the
0.05 Correct Answers In a chi-square test, the usual level of
significance is
1 Correct Answers Colorblindness is an X-linked recessive
trait. A phenotypically normal man and a colorblind woman
have four sons. What is the probability that all four of them are
color blind? Assume no new mutations.
1 Correct Answers Consider the following four sets of parents
Set I: AB type father and AB type mother
Set II: AB type father and O type mother
Set III: B type father and A type mother
Set IV: AB type father and B type mother
How many sets could possibly produce a baby with type blood
O?
1:1:1:1 Correct Answers What phenotypic ratio is expected in
the progeny of the cross AaBb x aabb, if complete dominance is
assumed?
1/4 Correct Answers A family has five kids. What is the
probability that the first and last born are male?
1/4 Correct Answers A woman with normal vision has a son.
The woman's maternal grandfather is color-blind. What is the
probability that the son is colorblind, if his father is normal?
, Assume there are no other color-blind individuals in the
pedigree.
1/5
4/5
3/8
7/8
Correct!
none of these choices Correct Answers A family has five kids.
What is the probability that they consist of at least one female?
1/6 Correct Answers What is the probability of throwing two
dice and obtaining two identical numbers?
1/18 Correct Answers What is the probability of throwing two
dice and obtaining a 4 and a 6?
1/32 Correct Answers A family has five kids. What is the
probability that they are all female?
1/36 Correct Answers What is the probability of throwing two
dice and obtaining two 3s?
1/64 Correct Answers What is the probability of flipping a coin
six times in a row and getting three heads in a row, followed by
three tails?
1/256 Correct Answers You perform a cross of two plants that
are heterozygous for four genes. What proportion of the
offspring do you expect to be homozygous for all four dominant
alleles?
"or" rule Correct Answers The addition rule is termed the
0.05 Correct Answers In a chi-square test, the usual level of
significance is
1 Correct Answers Colorblindness is an X-linked recessive
trait. A phenotypically normal man and a colorblind woman
have four sons. What is the probability that all four of them are
color blind? Assume no new mutations.
1 Correct Answers Consider the following four sets of parents
Set I: AB type father and AB type mother
Set II: AB type father and O type mother
Set III: B type father and A type mother
Set IV: AB type father and B type mother
How many sets could possibly produce a baby with type blood
O?
1:1:1:1 Correct Answers What phenotypic ratio is expected in
the progeny of the cross AaBb x aabb, if complete dominance is
assumed?
1/4 Correct Answers A family has five kids. What is the
probability that the first and last born are male?
1/4 Correct Answers A woman with normal vision has a son.
The woman's maternal grandfather is color-blind. What is the
probability that the son is colorblind, if his father is normal?
, Assume there are no other color-blind individuals in the
pedigree.
1/5
4/5
3/8
7/8
Correct!
none of these choices Correct Answers A family has five kids.
What is the probability that they consist of at least one female?
1/6 Correct Answers What is the probability of throwing two
dice and obtaining two identical numbers?
1/18 Correct Answers What is the probability of throwing two
dice and obtaining a 4 and a 6?
1/32 Correct Answers A family has five kids. What is the
probability that they are all female?
1/36 Correct Answers What is the probability of throwing two
dice and obtaining two 3s?
1/64 Correct Answers What is the probability of flipping a coin
six times in a row and getting three heads in a row, followed by
three tails?
1/256 Correct Answers You perform a cross of two plants that
are heterozygous for four genes. What proportion of the
offspring do you expect to be homozygous for all four dominant
alleles?
