Quiz 4 Genetics
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The presence of a cellular clock, presence of "death genes" and damage to DNA or
mitochondria are all theories of _____.
Select one:
a. aging
b. death
c. differentiation
d. cleavage
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The correct answer is: aging
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Genes that are passed from male to male are called
Select one:
a. structural genes.
b. autosomes.
c. genotypes.
d. polygenic.
e. y-linked.
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The correct answer is: y-linked.
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The genotype WW is best described as
Select one:
a. homozygous recessive.
b. homozygous dominant.
c. heterozygous dominant.
d. heterozygous recessive.
e. homorecessive.
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, The correct answer is: homozygous dominant.
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A display of the chromosomes of a somatic cell during metaphase of mitosis is the
Select one:
a. karyotype.
b. autosome.
c. homolog.
d. locus.
e. genome.
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The correct answer is: karyotype.
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When the dominant allele does not completely mask the effects of the recessive allele in the
heterozygote, it is called
Select one:
a. dominance.
b. polygenic dominance.
c. codominance.
d. incomplete dominance.
e. corecessive.
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The correct answer is: incomplete dominance.
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A different form of an allele at a particular locus that can have no effect to major effects on
the phenotype is a(n)
Select one:
a. allelic variant.
b. mutated allele.
c. polymorphism.
d. All of the choices are correct.
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