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What is the result of a cross between a homozygous dominant curly hair allele and a homozygous recessive straight hair allele?
What is the result of a cross between a homozygous dominant curly hair allele and a homozygous recessive straight hair allele?
- Wiry hair
- Both curly and straight hair (correct)
- Curly hair
- Straight hair
What is the genotype of a pink flower in a cross between a red flower and a white flower?
What is the genotype of a pink flower in a cross between a red flower and a white flower?
- RW (correct)
- WW
- RR
- WR
What is the blood type of a man's father if the man has type O blood and his mother has type B blood?
What is the blood type of a man's father if the man has type O blood and his mother has type B blood?
- A (correct)
- O
- B
- AB
What is the key difference between incomplete dominance and codominance?
What is the key difference between incomplete dominance and codominance?
What law of Mendel's is demonstrated by the random alignment of homologous chromosomes during metaphase I?
What law of Mendel's is demonstrated by the random alignment of homologous chromosomes during metaphase I?
What is the number of alleles involved in a dihybrid cross?
What is the number of alleles involved in a dihybrid cross?
In a dihybrid cross involving round and yellow peas, what is the probability of obtaining a homozygous recessive genotype for both traits in the F1 offspring?
In a dihybrid cross involving round and yellow peas, what is the probability of obtaining a homozygous recessive genotype for both traits in the F1 offspring?
In a Punnett square, what is the purpose of determining the probability of each gamete?
In a Punnett square, what is the purpose of determining the probability of each gamete?
What is the ratio of round yellow to wrinkled green peas in the offspring of a dihybrid cross RrYy x RrYy?
What is the ratio of round yellow to wrinkled green peas in the offspring of a dihybrid cross RrYy x RrYy?
In a dihybrid cross, what is the probability of an offspring having yellow and wrinkled seeds?
In a dihybrid cross, what is the probability of an offspring having yellow and wrinkled seeds?
What is the genotype of an offspring with round yellow peas in a dihybrid cross RrYy x RrYy?
What is the genotype of an offspring with round yellow peas in a dihybrid cross RrYy x RrYy?
What is the genotype of a male fruit fly that expresses the recessive phenotype of white eyes?
What is the genotype of a male fruit fly that expresses the recessive phenotype of white eyes?
What is the purpose of creating a Punnett square in a dihybrid cross?
What is the purpose of creating a Punnett square in a dihybrid cross?
In a dihybrid cross, what is the expected ratio of offspring with a particular combination of traits?
In a dihybrid cross, what is the expected ratio of offspring with a particular combination of traits?
Which term describes the sex that produces gametes with different types of sex chromosomes?
Which term describes the sex that produces gametes with different types of sex chromosomes?
What is the purpose of reciprocal crosses in genetics?
What is the purpose of reciprocal crosses in genetics?
What is the significance of Thomas Hunt Morgan's discovery of the recessive allele on the X chromosome?
What is the significance of Thomas Hunt Morgan's discovery of the recessive allele on the X chromosome?
In a Punnett square, what is the probability of an offspring inheriting a particular combination of alleles?
In a Punnett square, what is the probability of an offspring inheriting a particular combination of alleles?
