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Red-green color blindness is an X-linked recessive disorder. What is the probability of the offspring having red-green color blindness for the cross that is represented by the Punnett square?

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A
0 percent
B
25 percent
C
50 percent
D
75 percent
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The Punnett square predicts the ratio of genotypes in the offspring based on the genotypes of the parents. Which Punnett square represents a cross between a mom who is heterozygous for dimples and a dad who is homozygous for no dimples?

A
A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper D and Upper D. The rows are labeled d and d. Clockwise from upper left the boxes contain: Upper D d, Upper D d, Upper D d, Upper D d.
Option A
B
A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper D and d. The rows are labeled d and d. Clockwise from upper left the boxes contain: Upper D d, d d, d d, Upper D d.
Option B
C
A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper D and d. The rows are labeled Upper D and d. Clockwise from upper left the boxes contain: Upper D Upper D, Upper D d, d d, UpperD d.
Option C
D
A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper D and Upper D. The rows are labeled Upper D and Upper D. Clockwise from upper left the boxes contain: Upper D Upper D, Upper D Upper D, Upper D Upper D, Upper D Upper D.
Option D
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A plant that has round and yellow seeds (RrYy) is crossed with a plant that has round and yellow seeds (RrYy). What is the ratio of the offspring that will have round and yellow seeds?Key: R = round r = wrinkled Y = yellow y = green

A
1:16
B
3:16
C
8:16
D
9:16
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Which scenario breaks the law of segregation?

A
a gamete contains the father’s allele
B
the gametes produced each have 1 allele after meiosis II
C
a gamete produced has 2 of the same alleles after meiosis II
D
the gamete fertilized has the dominant trait
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The diagram represents a dihybrid cross between two pea plants heterozygous for both seed color and seed shape.What is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring?

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1:1:1:1:2:2:2:2:4
B
1:3:3:9
C
1:4
D
4:12
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Some flowering plants appear to have offspring that have traits that are intermediate between those of the parents. Which type of dominance is exhibited by the offspring?

A
complete dominance
B
blended dominance
C
codominance
D
incomplete dominance
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A cross is performed between a bird that is homozygous for red feathers and a bird that is homozygous for blue feathers. Purple offspring result due to incomplete dominance. Then, two of the purple offspring are crossed. What proportion of the offspring from the second cross will be purple?

A
1 in 4
B
2 in 4
C
3 in 4
D
4 in 4
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Mendel’s pea plants had either purple or white flowers. This means that the plants

A
can self-pollinate.
B
have two recessive traits.
C
have two alleles for the gene.
D
have two copies of a gene from one parent.
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Round seeds and yellow seed color are dominant to wrinkled seeds and green seed color. Which Punnett square represents the correct way to set up the cross RRYy ´ RrYY?

A
A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, r Upper Y, r y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, r Upper y, r y.
Option A
B
A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, r Upper Y, r y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, Upper R Upper y, Upper R y.
Option B
C
A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, r Upper Y, r Upper Y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y.
Option C
D
A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, r Upper Y, r Upper Y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper y.
Option D
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Parents with the genotypes AO and AB have a child. What are all the possible blood types of the child?

A
A, B
B
O, AB
C
A, AB, B
D
O, AB, A
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Which represents the cross between parent plants if one is heterozygous and has yellow-colored pods and the other is homozygous and has green-colored pods?

A
Yy ´ yy
B
YY ´ yy
C
Yy ´ Yy
D
yy ´ yy
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Mendel was able to study seven traits in all the pea plants in each generation. Which of his hypotheses allowed him to analyze each trait separately?

A
If two different alleles for a gene occur together, one of the alleles may be expressed while the other is hidden.
B
When gametes are formed, each gamete carries only one allele for the gene.
C
There are alternate versions of a alleles called genes.
D
For each inherited trait, there is only one copy of the gene that codes for that trait.
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Which blood type could be given as a transfusion for patient with AB blood when the RH factor is unknown?

A
O+
B
A+
C
AB+
D
AB–

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