Laws of Inheritance Answers

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Which type of scientific statement is defined as "a possible explanation or answer to a scientific question that is based on prior knowledge or research and is testable"?

A
hypothesis
B
theory
C
law
D
probability
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A pea plant that has round seeds has the genotype Rr. It is crossed with a pea plant that has wrinkled seeds and the genotype rr. What is the probability that the offspring will have wrinkled seeds?

A
0 percent
B
25 percent
C
50 percent
D
75 percent
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What does the notation Rr mean to geneticists?

A
heterozygous alleles
B
homozygous alleles
C
dominant alleles
D
recessive alleles
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The diagram represents one of Mendel’s laws or principles of inheritance. Which law or principle shown in the diagram is represented by the F2 generation having one gene from each parent?

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A
dominance
B
independent assortment
C
segregation
D
genetics
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When Mendel crossed purebred purple flowering plants (PP) with purebred white flowering plants (pp), what were the flower colors of the resulting offspring?

A
25 percent white and 75 percent purple
B
50 percent white and 50 percent purple
C
100 percent purple
D
100 percent white
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Which type of scientific statement is defined as a statement of fact that is generally accepted to be true and universal because it has always been observed to be true?

A
theory
B
probability
C
law
D
hypothesis
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What is a gene?

A
the different forms of a trait
B
a segment of DNA that is the basic unit of heredity
C
the appearance or characteristics that are seen in an organism
D
an organism's allele combination
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The concept of evolution by way of natural selection is a central tenet in biology that has been tested in numerous ways by many scientists. Evolution by way of natural selection is most likely which type of concept?

A
an explanation of phenomena that can be accepted as true because it is supported by repeated observations and experimentation
B
a likelihood based on the chance that a particular event will or will not occur during an experiment
C
a testable explanation or answer to a scientific question based on prior knowledge or research
D
a statement of fact that is accepted as true because it has always been observed to be true through observations and experimentation
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Which of Mendel's laws or principles states that gametes carry one allele for each trait?

A
principle of dominance
B
law of independent assortment
C
law of segregation
D
law of genetics
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Each kernel of corn on a single ear can inherit a different set of alleles from those inherited by other kernels. This characteristic makes corn a useful example of which law or principle?

A
principle of dominance
B
law of independent assortment
C
law of segregation
D
law of genetics

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