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A human trait that is controlled by a single gene with multiple alleles is
a) dimples
b) blood type
c) height
d) skin color

A sex-linked disorder is
a) cystic fibrosis
b) sickle-cell disease
c) hemophilia
d) Down syndrome

Which of the following would most likely be used to diagnose Down syndrome?
a) karyotype
b) pedigree
c) blood-clotting test
d) Punnett square

Inserting a human gene into a bacterial plasmid is an example of
a) inbreeding
b) selective breeding
c) DNA fingerprinting
d) genetic engineering

An organism that has the same genes as the organism from which it was produced is called a
a) clone
b) hybrid
c) genome
d) pedigree

A widow's peak is a human trait that is controlled by a _______________.
a) single gene
b) karyotype
c) hybridization
d) genome

A _________ inherits two X chromosomes.
a) male
b) female
c)
d)

A _________________ tracks which members of a family have a trait.
a) carrier
b) karyotype
c) pedigree
d) sex-linked gene

__________________________ is the crossing of two genetically similar organisms.
a) Hybridization
b) Inbreeding
c) Cloning
d) Genetic engineering

A ____________________ is all the DNA in one cell of an organism.
a) sex chromosome
b) carrier
c) karyotype
d) genome

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