Probability of Inheritance Answers

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Why did Gregor Mendel choose to use purebred plants in his experiments?

A
They reproduce sexually.
B
They exhibit only one form of a trait.
C
They have a variety of traits.
D
They reproduce asexually.
8

There are two different alleles for flower color, P and p. The image shows a white sweet pea with a genotypeo of pp.What can you surmise from the labeled image?

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A
The genotype is heterozygous.
B
White petal color is a recessive trait.
C
White petal color is a dominant trait.
D
The phenotype is heterozygous.
9

Which describes the notation Tt for the trait of plant height?

A
homozygous genotype
B
heterozygous genotype
C
homozygous phenotype
D
heterozygous phenotype
10

What is one of the reasons why Gregor Mendel chose to study pea plants?

A
They exhibit only a single trait.
B
They produce flowers.
C
They grow very slowly.
D
They reproduce sexually.
11

There are two different alleles for flower color, P and p. The image shows a purple sweet pea that is labeled with its two alleles for petal color.Which is the genotype of the sweet pea?

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A
heterozygous dominant
B
heterozygous recessive
C
homozygous dominant
D
homozygous recessive
12

The Punnett square predicts the ratio of genotypes in the offspring, based on the genotypes of the parents. The Punnett square below examines the chance of offspring having freckles, which is a dominant trait.Based on the Punnett square, what is the probability that the offspring will have freckles?

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A
25 percent
B
50 percent
C
75 percent
D
100 percent
13

The Punnett square predicts the ratio of genotypes in the offspring, based on the genotypes of the parents. In this cross, tallness (H) is dominant to shortness (h).Based on the Punnett square, what is the phenotype of the offspring?

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A
Hh
B
HH
C
tall
D
short
14

Mendel crossed two plants that were heterozygous for the trait of flower color. Which genotypes could he have used to represent the cross?

A
PP ´ PP
B
Pp ´ Pp
C
pp ´ pp
D
Pp ´ PP
15

A plant can produce either purple flowers or white flowers. The purple flower color is dominant over the white flower color. What is the ratio of the offspring with purple flowers to the total number of offspring if two plants that are heterozygous for purple flowers are crossed?

A
1:4
B
2:4
C
3:4
D
4:4

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