Genetic Variation (HSC SSCE Biology): Quizzes
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Who is known as the father of genetics?
Who is known as the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What are alleles?
What are alleles?
Different versions of the same gene
What is the genotype?
What is the genotype?
Combination of alleles in an organism
An organism with genotype is described as:
An organism with genotype is described as:
Heterozygous
How are dominant alleles represented in genetic notation?
How are dominant alleles represented in genetic notation?
Capital letters
When two heterozygous tall plants () are crossed, what is the phenotypic ratio?
When two heterozygous tall plants () are crossed, what is the phenotypic ratio?
3:1 tall to short
What is the genotypic ratio from a cross?
What is the genotypic ratio from a cross?
1:2:1
What is the purpose of a test cross?
What is the purpose of a test cross?
To determine if organism is or
In a pedigree chart, what do shaded symbols represent?
In a pedigree chart, what do shaded symbols represent?
Individuals expressing the trait
Which characteristic applies to autosomal recessive inheritance?
Which characteristic applies to autosomal recessive inheritance?
Often skips generations