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True or false: the X and Y chromosomes share no genes.
True or false: the X and Y chromosomes share no genes.
- True
- False (correct)
True or false: the Y chromosome has no genes.
True or false: the Y chromosome has no genes.
- True
- False (correct)
An XX individual who has a particular mutation on one of their X chromosomes is expected to pass the mutation on to whom?
An XX individual who has a particular mutation on one of their X chromosomes is expected to pass the mutation on to whom?
- All of their daughters and all of their sons
- Half of their daughters
- Half of their sons
- Half of their daughters and half of their sons (correct)
An XY individual who has a particular mutation on their X chromosome is expected to pass the mutation on to whom?
An XY individual who has a particular mutation on their X chromosome is expected to pass the mutation on to whom?
An XY individual who has a particular mutation on one of their autosomes is expected to pass the mutation on to whom?
An XY individual who has a particular mutation on one of their autosomes is expected to pass the mutation on to whom?
Nondisjunction occurs in meiosis when:
Nondisjunction occurs in meiosis when:
Which of the following would be clear evidence that a gene is located on a sex chromosome?
Which of the following would be clear evidence that a gene is located on a sex chromosome?
An individual whose genotype can be described as 45X:
An individual whose genotype can be described as 45X:
Which of the following, by itself, definitively determines a person’s biological sex?
Which of the following, by itself, definitively determines a person’s biological sex?
Evolutionary biology has always been an integrative discipline. Which of the following was NOT an important influence on Darwin’s thinking?
Evolutionary biology has always been an integrative discipline. Which of the following was NOT an important influence on Darwin’s thinking?
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