Introduction to Heredity Answers

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A bean plant is heterozygous for seed shape. Its seeds are smooth.Which conclusion is best supported by the information?

A
Having smooth seeds is a recessive trait.
B
Having smooth seeds is a dominant trait.
C
Both parents had a recessive allele for seed shape.
D
Neither parent had a recessive allele for seed shape.
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A rose plant inherited two alleles for white flower petals.Which conclusion is best supported by the given information?

A
Each parent had at least one allele for white petals.
B
Each parent must have had more than one allele for white petals.
C
Only one parent had one allele for white petals.
D
Only one parent had two alleles for white petals.
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The diagram shows a chromosome pair for an offspring.

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A
An allele for eye color was inherited from only one parent.
B
An allele for hair type was inherited from only one parent.
C
The offspring is homozygous for eye color.
D
The offspring is homozygous for hair type.
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hereditydominancecell divisionbirth

A
heredity
B
dominance
C
cell division
D
birth
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Which descriptions apply to Mendel’s pea plant experiments? Select three options. studied first generation plants onlyrelied on random pollination and reproduction of plantsused cross breeding to purposely breed plantsstudied a variety of pea plant traitsfocused primarily on breeding larger, healthier pea plantsstudied several generations of plants

A
studied first generation plants only
B
relied on random pollination and reproduction of plants
C
used cross breeding to purposely breed plants
D
studied a variety of pea plant traits
E
focused primarily on breeding larger, healthier pea plants
F
studied several generations of plants

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