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What is the main characteristic of a dominant gene?
What is the main characteristic of a dominant gene?
- Its expression is masked in the presence of a recessive gene
- It produces the same phenotype in the organism regardless of its allele (correct)
- It is always inherited from the mother
- It is always recessive
What is the result of a cross between parents that are pure for contrasting traits?
What is the result of a cross between parents that are pure for contrasting traits?
- All offspring will be heterozygous and express only the dominant trait (correct)
- Some offspring will express both traits
- All offspring will be heterozygous and express only the recessive trait
- All offspring will be homozygous
What is the term for the phenomenon where one gene has more than two possible alleles in a population?
What is the term for the phenomenon where one gene has more than two possible alleles in a population?
- Multiple alleles (correct)
- Segregation
- Incomplete dominance
- Independent assortment
During the process of gamete formation, what happens to the two genes of a pair?
During the process of gamete formation, what happens to the two genes of a pair?
What is the term for the phenomenon where the phenotype of hybrids is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two parental varieties?
What is the term for the phenomenon where the phenotype of hybrids is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two parental varieties?
What is the result of the independent assortment of alleles for one trait and alleles for another trait?
What is the result of the independent assortment of alleles for one trait and alleles for another trait?
What is the characteristic of a recessive gene?
What is the characteristic of a recessive gene?
Which of the following is an example of multiple alleles?
Which of the following is an example of multiple alleles?
What is the main difference between Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics?
What is the main difference between Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics?
What is the term for the process where the two genes of a pair separate during gamete formation?
What is the term for the process where the two genes of a pair separate during gamete formation?
