Unit Test — Unit test Answers

Which is a potential negative consequence of using genetically engineered medicine?

Pedigrees are used to help geneticists understand how traits are inherited between generations. The Romanovs, a Russian royal family, had a history of hemophilia, a sex-linked disorder that is determined by a recessive allele on the X chromosome.What is the best evidence to prove that Irene was heterozygous for hemophilia?

The use of DDT as a pesticide is an example of how new technology can have favorable and dangerous long-term outcomes. How does this relate to the use of DNA technology?

Gregor Mendel used pea plants that were heterozygous for each of two traits—seed color and seed shape—to generate a dihybrid cross. The phenotypic ratio of the resulting offspring was nine with round and yellow seeds, three with round and green seeds, three with wrinkled and yellow seeds, and one with wrinkled and green seeds. From these results, what could Mendel conclude?

A scientist is studying fruit fly wings. Straight wings are dominant, and curly wings are recessive. Which statement correctly describes the F1 generation if a straight-winged parent is crossed with a curly-winged parent and if both parents are true breeding?

A young boy has been found, and police are trying to locate his family. They take a DNA sample from him and begin collecting DNA samples from families who have missing children. If police use DNA samples only from the fathers, which type of DNA technology can they use to identify the boy's parent?

A purebred plant that has yellow flowers is crossed with a purebred plant that has white flowers. All the offspring have yellow flowers. Which conclusion about yellow flowers is supported by these results?

Which of Mendel’s generations was allowed to self-pollinate?

If a person has type B blood, which statement describes the antibodies present in his or her blood?

Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder that is passed through generations and can be traced by using a pedigree. In the pedigree that is shown, which represents Irene's allele combination?

Which DNA fingerprinting technique examines the length variation of DNA repeat sequences in human DNA?

Mary has type A blood. Her son Bill has type AB blood. Which blood type does Bill's dad have if he is homogenous for blood type?

Round seeds and yellow seed color are dominant to wrinkled seeds and green seed color. What is the probability of having offspring that have wrinkled seeds and yellow seed color for the cross RRYY ´ RrYy?

In peas, yellow seed color (Y) is dominant to green seed color (y). Which describes an organism that has nonidentical alleles for seed color?

The results of Thomas Hunt Morgan’s last cross are shown in the Punnett square below. Which of Thomas Hunt Morgan's hypotheses was valid based on these results?

In peas, yellow seed color (Y) is dominant to green seed color (y). A homozygous green seed pea plant is crossed with a heterozygous yellow seed pea plant. What is the predicted phenotypic ratio of the offspring based on seed color?

Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that may be caused by mutations in several genes that code for the production of alpha-synuclein. Individuals who have Parkinson’s disease exhibit symptoms such as uncontrollable tremors, difficulty walking, and loss of coordination. How might geneticists determine where the mutations that cause Parkinson’s disease are located?

Which allele combination represents a male who has an X-linked recessive disorder?

Which was most likely an effect on society that resulted from improvements in blood handling during World War I and World War II?

A pea plant exhibits a recessive trait. Which statement is most likely true about the plant?