If a cell has 56 chromosomes and goes through meiosis, the sex cells produced will have _________?
Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
The different forms that genes can be are known as ___________________.
zygotes
phenotypes
genotypes
alleles
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Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
What is the genotype?
A trait that will not be seen in the next generation of offspring.
A trait that is hidden by another trait.
What your chromosomes say your features are.
What the trait looks like.
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Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
A gene that is not expressed when paired with a dominant allele is called a/an:
trait.
mutation.
base pair.
recessive allele.
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Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
The transfer of genes to offspring through sexual reproduction is _________________.
mitosis
recessive
heredity
budding
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Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
What are sperm or eggs that contain half the number of chromosomes as the body cells called?
Diploid
Genes
Zygotes
Gametes
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Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
A trait produced from two alleles that are alike is ____________________.
heterozygous
homozygous
homologous
analogous
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Question 8 (True/False Worth 4 points)
Human body cells have 46 chromosomes.
True
False
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Question 9 (True/False Worth 4 points)
In DNA, the complimentary way the nitrogen bases combine, helps insure that DNA will replicate correctly.
True
False
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Question 10 (True/False Worth 4 points)
Meiosis helps increase genetic diversity.
True
False
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Question 11 (True/False Worth 4 points)
Cloning is a type of sexual reproduction.
True
False
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Question 12 (True/False Worth 4 points)
Gel electrophoresis (used in DNA fingerprinting) separates DNA fragments by size.
True
False
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Question 13 (Essay Worth 5 points)
Widow’s Peak (point in hairline) is dominant to a straight hair line. Complete a punnett square using two parents who heterozygous for having a widow’s peak (Ww). What is the percent chance that the offspring will have a straight hair line?
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Question 14 (Essay Worth 5 points)
Do you think DNA evidence is enough to convict a person of a crime? Give two reasons to support your opinion.
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Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Read the passage.
There are two types of cell division: mitosis and meiosis. Most of the time when people refer to “cell division,” they mean mitosis, the process of making new body cells. Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates egg and sperm cells.
Mitosis is a fundamental process for life. During mitosis, a cell duplicates all of its contents, including its chromosomes, and splits to form two identical daughter cells. Because this process is so critical, the steps of mitosis are carefully controlled by a number of genes. When mitosis is not regulated correctly, health problems such as cancer can result.
The other type of cell division, meiosis, ensures that humans have the same number of chromosomes in each generation. It is a two-step process that reduces the chromosome number by half—from 46 to 23—to form sperm and egg cells. When the sperm and egg cells unite at conception, each contributes 23 chromosomes so the resulting embryo will have the usual 46. Meiosis also allows genetic variation through a process of DNA shuffling while the cells are dividing.
Which of the following is a significant difference between mitosis and meiosis?
The metaphase process
The genetic variety produced by meiosis and not by mitosis
The control of the phases by genes
The length of time to complete the process
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