Introduction to Heredity Answers

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Which statements describe how traits are inherited? Check all that apply.An offspring always receives different alleles from each parent.An offspring always receives the same alleles from each parent.An offspring can receive different alleles or the same alleles from each parent.Traits are inherited when proteins are passed from parents to offspring.Traits are inherited when genes are passed from parents to offspring.

A
An offspring always receives different alleles from each parent.
B
An offspring always receives the same alleles from each parent.
C
An offspring can receive different alleles or the same alleles from each parent.
D
Traits are inherited when proteins are passed from parents to offspring.
E
Traits are inherited when genes are passed from parents to offspring.
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Which characteristic cannot be inherited?

A
color of an animal's fur
B
height of a plant
C
knowledge of facts
D
shape of a face
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When Mendel crossed a plant with green peas and a plant with yellow peas, what color peas did the offspring have?

A
All offspring had green peas.
B
All offspring had yellow peas.
C
Half of the offspring had yellow peas and half had green peas.
D
Some of the offspring had yellow peas and some had yellow-green peas.

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