Chapter 4 Patterns Of Heredity Question Preview (ID: 44032)


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Human body cells usually have
a) 20 pairs of chromosomes
b) 23 pairs of chromosomes
c) 46 pairs of chromosomes
d) 78 pairs of chromosomes

The mathematical chance that something will happen is called a(n)
a) ratio
b) possibility
c) probability
d) trait

A plant with one dominant and one recessive allele is said to be
a) homologous
b) homozygous
c) heterologous
d) heterozygous

A plant with two dominant or two recessive alleles is said to be
a) homologous
b) homozygous
c) heterologous
d) heterozygous

All possible offspring genotypes are shown in
a) Mendelian list
b) Phenotype chart
c) Punnett square
d) Mendelian diagram

An organism's appearance or other detectable characteristics is its
a) genotype
b) phenotype
c) allele
d) trait

Lowercase letters are used to show
a) dominant alleles
b) recessive alleles
c) dominant genes
d) recessive genes

Dominant alleles are shown with
a) capital letters
b) lowercase letters
c) boldface letters
d) italic letters

The passing of genes from parents to offspring is called
a) gene
b) heredity
c) allele
d) chromosome

Alternate forms of the same gene are
a) alleles
b) chromosomes
c) genes
d) traits

One set of instructions for an inherited trait is a(n)
a) allele
b) phenotype
c) genotype
d) gene

Cells that contain half the usual number of chromosomes are called
a) alleles
b) genes
c) gametes
d) traits

A gamete formed in the female reproductive system is called a(n)
a) sperm
b) egg
c) meiosos
d) homolog

A process in cell division that produces cells that have half the usual number of chromosomes is called
a) mitosis
b) fertilization
c) meiosis
d) pollinization

Human egg cells have
a) 46 chromosomes
b) 23 chromosomes
c) 10 chromosomes
d) 1 chromosome

Who experimented with pea plants and changed the thoughts on heredity?
a) Robert Hooke
b) Gregor Mendel
c) James Watson
d) Maurice Wilkins

Meiosis is a kind of cell division that produces
a) diploid cells
b) haploid cells
c) homologous cells
d) heterozygous cells

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