Genetics

Ploidy refers to the number of sets of chromosomes found in an organism. Most multicellular organisms are _____(2n) Diploid The physical outcome, or trait, that results from gene expression is a genotype. (T/F) False What term is used for a variety that passes a trait onto all its offspring when crossed to a similar variety? -Self-fertile -Cross-fertile -True-breeding -Dominant True Breeding Which characteristics are true of complex traits? Select all that apply. -complex traits exhib...

1:2:1 what will be the genotypic ratio in the offspring of two Aa parents that are crossed with each other? the allele for round seeds is dominant to the allele for wrinkled seeds when Mendel crossed a plant homozygous for round seeds to another plant homozygous for wrinkled seeds, he found that the progeny had round seeds. how is this explained? how well the observed results of a genetic cross fit the expected values what information can the chi-square goodness-of-fit test provide? 2 the...

Which of the following DNA molecules is identical to this one? 3'-TACGGTAA-5' 3'-TACGGTAA-5' Which of the following DNA molecules would bond (complimentary) with the one shown here: 5'-GGGATCGGG-3' 5'-CCCGATCCC-3' How many hydrogen bonds hold these two DNA strands together? 5'-GAATTAAA-3' 3'-CTTAATTT-5' 17 What holds deoxyribonucleotides together to form a single-stranded DNA molecule? covalent bonds between sugar and phosphate T/F: Sister ch...

C What characteristic is not necessary for a molecule that is the genetic material? A. It must contain complex information B. It must be variable C. It must perform the action associated with the phenotype D. It must have the ability to replicate faithfully E. It must encode the phenotype A and C A key discovery leading to the structure of DNA was done by Chargaff. He found that ____________ (2) A. The amount of A equals the amount of T, and the amount of G equals the amount of C B. Th...

albinism, lack of pigmentation in humans, results from an autosomal recessive gene (a). two parents with normal pigmentation have an albino child. what is the probability that their next three children will be an albino? 1/64 - Aa x Aa will results in 1/4 possibility of albinism. for the probability of three children to have it you multiply 1/4 to itself three times. the genotypes of husband and wife are I^A and I^B. among the blood types of their children, how many different genotypes and ph...

Phenyketonuria is an inborn error of metabolism caused by an autosomal recessive gene. The frequency of this allele in the population is 0.03. Assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the expected incidence of phenyketonuria among the offspring of all matings in which both parents are found to be carriers? A. 0.0009 B. 0.03 C. 0.25 D. 0.5 C The MN blood group phenotypes of 2,000 British citizens were 596M, 978MN, and 426N. What is the frequency of the NN genotype? A. 0.106 B. 0.1...

The Beadle and Tatum experiments were based on all of the following assumptions except that _______. two strains of auxotrophic Neurospora that grow on minimal medium supplemented with biotin have mutations in the same gene In their first round of screening, Beadle and Tatum plated spores on minimal medium. The purpose of this screen was to _______. determine whether any auxotrophic mutants had been generated Which of the following can be inferred from the Beadle and Tatum experiments? For ...

genome The complete set of genetic instructions for an organism is its ___ population ______ genetics is the division that is essentially a study of evolution model A long generation time is not a useful characteristic for a ___ genetic organism heredity The domestication of plants and animals is the evidence for early understanding of the principles of ____ Mendel ______ discovered the basic principles of heredity Inheritance of acquired characteristics ___ ____ ___ ___ is the concep...

The inheritance of both copies of a homologous chromosome pair from one parent is know as A. Fragile sites B. Nondisjunction C. Uniparental disomy D. Copy number variants E. Chromosomal breakage C Because Marfan Syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder A.All affected individuals must be homozygous dominant B. Both parents must have Marfan Syndrome in order to have a child with the condition C. Affected individuals are typically short in stature and have usually strong connective tiss...

Xeroderma pigmentosum is due to a defective ___. a. Oncogene b. Tumor suppressor gene c. DNA repair mechanism DNA repair mechanism Cervical cancer is associated with a. Epstein-Barr Virus b. HIV c. HPV d. Hepatitis B virus e. Hepatitis A virus HPV Transcriptionally acive DNA is _______ tightly coiled than DNA that is not being transcribed. a. Less b. More Less A population was scored for the MN blood type locus. There were 78 Type M, 458 Type MN, and 155 Type N individuals in the...