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Which best illustrates how Gregor Mendel used creativity that lead to scientific discovery?
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He noticed that traits were passed on from parents to offspring.B
He chose a parent generation and carefully studied its traits.C
He used pea plants to study the patterns of heredity.D
He observed how specific traits were passed from parent to offspring.2
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Which definition correctly describes a haploid cell during meiosis?
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a cell that has double the number of chromosomes as the parent cellB
a cell that has two complete sets of chromosomesC
a cell that has half the number of chromosomes as the daughter cellD
a cell that has one complete set of chromosomes3
During which phase of meiosis does crossing over of chromosomes occur?
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prophase IB
metaphase IC
anaphase ID
telophase I4
Which three processes are methods of genetic recombination?
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natural selection, crossing over, and independent assortmentB
crossing over, independent assortment, and fertilizationC
independent assortment, fertilization, and natural selectionD
fertilization, natural selection, and crossing over5
How many chromosomes does a child inherit from his or her parents?
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23 from the mother and 23 from the fatherB
46 from the motherC
46 from the fatherD
46 from the mother and 46 from the father6
Which is a homologous chromosome pair?
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chromatidB
zygoteC
gameteD
tetrad7
Which best describes meiosis?
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It produces cells that are identical to the original cell.B
It is responsible for the replacement of damaged skin cells.C
It is responsible for growth of the organism.D
It produces male and female sex cells.8
Which process of genetic recombination involves genes from both parents?
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crossing overB
independent assortmentC
fertilizationD
tetrad formation9
In his study of pea plants, Gregor Mendel used which method to produce offspring?
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cross-pollination, by using parents that had identical traitsB
cross-pollination, by using parents that had different traitsC
self-pollination, by using one parentD
random pollination, by using both identical- and different-trait matings10
Genetic variation occurs through genetic recombination.Which method of genetic recombination is illustrated in the diagram?
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independent assortmentB
fertilizationC
crossing overD
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