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Which type of traits vary quantitatively due to the interaction of multiple genes?

A
polygenic
B
codominant
C
incomplete dominant
D
dominant
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Which was not a result of the 1898 discovery of the four blood types and advances made during the two World Wars?

A
improved blood transfusion safety
B
effective blood preservation solutions developed
C
ability to separate different parts of blood for different uses
D
all blood types were made universally compatible
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Skin color, fur color, and height are examples of which inheritance pattern?

A
Mendelian inheritance
B
incomplete dominance
C
codominance
D
polygenic inheritance
4

A purebred purple flowering plant is crossed with a purebred white flowering plant, and they produce offspring that have purple flowers. Which is the trait for purple flowers?

A
dominant
B
recessive
C
codominant
D
blended
5

Which represents polygenic inheritance of traits?

A
a cow that has red and white dominant coloring
B
a mix of blue, green, and brown eye colors
C
a plant that has pink flowers produced from a plant that has red flowers and a plant that has white flowers
D
a plant that has green seeds produced from a plant that has yellow seeds and a plant that has green seeds
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The graph demonstrates the quantitative variation for skin pigmentation.Which conclusion is supported by the graph?

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A
More than half of the population has the central skin pigmentation.
B
The lightest and the darkest skin pigmentations are equally common in the population.
C
The central skin pigmentation makes up more of the population than the rest of the skin pigmentation groups combined.
D
Fewer people have skin pigmentation lighter than the central peak than people who have pigmentation darker than the central peak.
7

Which statement best describes human eye color?

A
an incompletely dominant trait that follows non-Mendelian inheritance patterns
B
a polygenic trait that follows non-Mendelian inheritance patterns
C
an incompletely dominant trait that follows Mendelian inheritance patterns
D
a polygenic trait that follows Mendelian inheritance patterns
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John and Pat are identical twins with identical DNA. John works in a movie theater, and Pat works as a lifeguard. They have very different skin pigmentation. Which is the best explanation of the difference?

A
Skin color, a polygenic trait, is also determined by environmental factors.
B
Skin color, a polygenic trait, is also determined by the sex of the individual.
C
Skin color, a trait that demonstrates incomplete dominance, is also determined by environmental factors.
D
Skin color, a trait that demonstrates incomplete dominance, is also determined by the sex of the individual.
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Pietro has two dogs that are related, and he wants to understand why one of the dogs has tan fur and the other has brown fur. Which pattern of inheritance would explain the different fur color in the related dogs?

A
polygenic inheritance
B
codominance
C
incomplete dominance
D
quantitative inheritance
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The allele for curly hair is incompletely dominant. If a mother is homozygous for curly hair and the father is homozygous for straight hair, what percentage of the offspring will exhibit characteristics of both parents?

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

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