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What is the significance of using capital letters to represent alleles?
What is the significance of using capital letters to represent alleles?
- They indicate homozygous alleles
- They indicate dominant alleles (correct)
- They indicate sex-linked alleles
- They indicate heterozygous alleles
In genetics, what does a homozygous individual mean?
In genetics, what does a homozygous individual mean?
- They have one dominant and one recessive allele for a gene
- They have the same two alleles for a gene, either both dominant or both recessive (correct)
- They have two different alleles for a gene
- They have two recessive alleles for a gene
What is the function of a Punnett square in genetics?
What is the function of a Punnett square in genetics?
- To predict the number and variety of genetic combinations (correct)
- To determine if an individual is homozygous or heterozygous
- To identify sex chromosomes in an individual
- To determine the phenotypic outcomes of a genetic cross
What does the genotype of an organism represent?
What does the genotype of an organism represent?
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How many pairs of homologous chromosomes are present in human cells?
How many pairs of homologous chromosomes are present in human cells?
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What determines the sex of an individual?
What determines the sex of an individual?
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Which parent always passes on an X chromosome to their offspring?
Which parent always passes on an X chromosome to their offspring?
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Why are males more affected by x-linked disorders compared to females?
Why are males more affected by x-linked disorders compared to females?
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How many genes are present on the X chromosome?
How many genes are present on the X chromosome?
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What type of genes are diseases and disorders that are x-linked considered to be?
What type of genes are diseases and disorders that are x-linked considered to be?
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