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Test Description: Chapter 4 and 5
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1) Scientists call an organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait a __________.
A
purebred
B
trait
C
factor
D
hybrid
2) What does the notation TT mean to a geneticist?
A
2 recessive alleles
B
2 dominant alleles
C
one dominant and one recessive allele
D
heterozygous alleles
3) What happens during meiosis?
A
chromosome pairs remain together when new sex cells are formed
B
Chromosome pairs separate and are distributed into new cells
C
each sex cell copies itself to form 4 new chromosomes
D
two sex cells combine
4) What does mRNA do during protein synthesis?
A
copied the coded message from the DNA and carries it into the cytoplasm
B
carries the amino acids & adds them to the growing protein
C
copied the coded message from the DNA and carries it into the nucleus
D
copies the coded message from one protein & carries it to the nucleus
5) What genetic discorder results in abnormally shaped blood cells?
A
sickle-cell anemia
B
cystic fibrosis
C
hemophilia
D
Down syndrome
6) What is probability?
A
the number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur
B
the way the results of one event affect the next event
C
the actual results from a series of events
D
the number of times a coin lands heads up
7) In Mendel's experiments, what proportion of the plants in the F2 generation had a trait that had been absent in the F1 generation?
A
half
B
three fourths
C
one fourth
D
none
8) Factors that control a trait are called ___________.
A
parents
B
recessives
C
purebreds
D
genes
9) When sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will contribute ______.
A
one fourth the number of chromosomes in body cells
B
the normal number of chromosomes in body cells
C
twice the number of chromosomes in body cells
D
half the number of chromosomes in body cells
10) What is a karyotype?
A
a picture of a baby before it is born
B
a picture of the chromosomes in a cell
C
fluid that surrounds a baby before it is born
D
a sex-linked gene disorder
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