Laws of Inheritance Answers

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

A
homozygous genotype
B
heterozygous genotype
C
homozygous phenotype
D
heterozygous phenotype
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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The offspring of a particular cross are 100 percent heterozygous for the trait of plant height. What were the most likely genotypes of the parents?

A
Tt ´ tt
B
Tt ´ Tt
C
tt ´ tt
D
TT ´ tt
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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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Which describes the mating of organisms that have different homozygous alleles for a single trait?

A
monohybrid cross
B
dihybrid cross
C
homozygous cross
D
heterozygous cross
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Purple flowers are dominant over white flowers. A heterozygous purple flower is crossed with another heterozygous purple flower. What will the ratio of purple to white be?

A
3:1
B
1:3
C
2:2
D
4:0
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Gregor Mendel crossed homozygous tall plants (TT) with homozygous short plants (tt). All the resulting offspring were tall. From these results, what conclusion did Mendel draw?

A
Tallness is a dominant trait.
B
The word homozygous always means dominant.
C
Only dominant alleles are passed on to offspring.
D
The alleles of the offspring were recessive.

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