Introduction to Heredity

Question 1

Felicity draws this diagram on the board to explain one of Mendel's experiments for her classmates. She says that it shows the cross between two first-generation offspring. What is the error in her diagram?

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One pea should be green and three peas should be yellow.

Question 2

Question 2

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wrinkled

Question 3

Which statements describe the inheritance of traits? Select three options.Traits can be inherited.No traits are inherited.Offspring inherit one allele for a gene from each parent.Offspring inherit two alleles for a gene from each parent.An offspring with two identical alleles for a trait is homozygous. An offspring with two different alleles for a trait is homozygous.

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Traits can be inherited.; Offspring inherit one allele for a gene from each parent.; An offspring with two identical alleles for a trait is homozygous.

Question 4

Use the diagram to answer the question.Which genes have the same alleles? Select three options.

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gene for production of fur; gene for production of nails; gene for temperature regulation

Question 5

Question 5

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round

Question 6

Question 6

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113051

Question 7

In pea plants, the allele for yellow seeds (Y) is dominant over the allele for green seeds (y). What is the genotype of a pea plant that has two recessive alleles for seed color? What is the phenotype of the plant's seeds?

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yy; Selection 1: yy; Selection 2: green

Question 8

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Characteristics that are coded for by genes can be inherited.

Question 9

Question 9

Revolt · Accepted Answer

green

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