Non-Mendelian Inheritance Answers

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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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dominance
B
independent assortment
C
segregation
D
genetics
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Which of Mendel's laws or principles explains that traits are passed from parents to offspring individually instead of as pairs, groups, or sets?

A
the principle of dominance
B
the law of independent assortment
C
the law of segregation
D
the principle of 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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Parents that are heterozygous for having freckles (dominant) are crossed. Which correctly describes their offspring?

A
Twenty-five percent have freckles.
B
Twenty-five percent are Ff.
C
Seventy-five percent have freckles.
D
Seventy-five percent are Ff.
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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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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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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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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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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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