Question 1

Testosterone is a hormone that causes the development of masculine characteristics.What do you think would happen to the development of a male child who had a mutation in the gene that coded for testosterone receptors so that the receptor no longer responded properly to testosterone?

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If the testosterone receptors no longer ...

Question 2

If a human zygote is aneuploid,it has

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A)   fewer than 46 chromosomes.
B)   more than 46 chromosomes.
C)   exactly 46 chromosomes.
D)   fewer or more than 46 chromosomes.
E)   fewer, more than, or exactly 46 chromosomes.

Question 3

Name the two primary factors that determine a person's phenotype,and discuss how they interact to influence that phenotype.

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Both genetics and the environm...

Question 4

A shorter form of the allele for serotonin transporter protein has been linked to ________ in humans.

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A)   alcoholism
B)   drug abuse
C)   anxiety disorder
D)   seizure disorder
E)   All of the above.

Question 5

ABO blood type inheritance is an example of

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A)   incomplete dominance.
B)   polygenic inheritance.
C)   X-linked recessive alleles.
D)   codominance.
E)   Y-linked recessive alleles.

Question 6

A pedigree chart reveals the presence of a disease trait in both a boy and his mother's father.This pattern would suggest

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A)   autosomal recessive inheritance.
B)   autosomal dominant inheritance.
C)   X-linked inheritance.
D)   Y-linked inheritance.
E)   no inheritance pattern.

Question 7

A child is born with O negative blood.Both the mother and the father have O positive blood,and they are concerned that the hospital gave them the wrong child.Should they be concerned? Why or why not?

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No,they do not need to be concerned beca...

Question 8

A child is born with O blood,but the mother is unsure of the father.The mother has type O blood.One potential father has type A blood,and the other potential father has type O blood.Based on this information,can you determine paternity? Why or why not?

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Paternity cannot be determined...

Question 9

The letters for blood types represent

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A)   markers on the surface of blood cells.
B)   types of hemoglobin in blood cells.
C)   different shapes of red blood cells.
D)   different types of white blood cells.
E)   different shapes of white blood cells.

Question 10

Hair texture is an example of incomplete dominance.A person who is homozygous dominant for the H gene has curly hair.What genotype would someone with wavy hair have?

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A)   HH
B)   hh
C)   HHhh
D)   Hh
E)   HHHH

Question 11

The universal recipient for all blood types is

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A)   negative.
B)   positive.
C)   AB negative.
D)   AB positive.
E)   AB negative or positive.

Question 12

Human males have

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A)   only one sex chromosome, an X.
B)   only one sex chromosome, a Y.
C)   two sex chromosomes, both Xs.
D)   two sex chromosomes, both Ys.
E)   two sex chromosomes, one X and one Y.

Question 13

A patient with an O blood type can receive a transfusion from a donor with blood type _______ only.

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A)   AB
B)   O
C)   AB, A, or O
D)   AB, A, B, or O
E)   AB, A, or B

Question 14

The fluid around a fetus can be used to

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A)  determine the age of a fetus.
B)  create a karyotype.
C)  determine the sex of a fetus.
D)  detect placenta abnormalities.
E)  B and C.

Question 15

People with type AB+ blood can receive blood from people with _____ blood type.

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A)   A+
B)   O−
C)   AB−
D)   AB+
E)   All of the above.

Question 16

An example of incomplete dominance is

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A)   hair color.
B)   wavy hair.
C)   blue eyes.
D)   height.
E)   color blindness.

Question 17

You wish to determine if a male child is the descendant of your grandfather.However,your grandfather is only known to have had daughters.The best strategy is to

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A)   compare the child's X chromosome with the X chromosome of your grandfather's sister.
B)   compare the child's Y chromosome with the X chromosome of your grandfather's sister.
C)   compare the child's X chromosome with the X chromosome of your grandfather's brother.
D)   compare the child's Y chromosome with the Y chromosome of your grandfather's brother.
E)   Because your grandfather only had daughters, there is no way to test such a relationship.

Question 18

Y chromosome analysis has been used in

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A)   studying human evolution.
B)   tracing genealogy.
C)   evaluating stories about the descendants of Thomas Jefferson.
D)   tracing the descendants of Genghis Khan.
E)   All of the above.

Question 19

Fill in the following pedigree chart for hemophilia,giving genotypes of each individual.Circles are females and squares are males.Filled circles or squares indicate individuals with hemophilia.Give the genotypes as either XX,XY,XX,XY,XX,X?,or X?,where the underline (X)indicates a chromosome with the color-blindness allele and "?" indicates an unknown allele.

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The answer of Fill in the following pedigree chart for...

Question 20

What are autosomes?

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A)   chromosomes inherited from both mother and father that determine a child's sexual identity
B)   paired chromosomes, except for the X and Y chromosomes
C)   cells with one set of chromosomes
D)   cells with more than two sets of chromosomes
E)   cells that divide uncontrollably

Exam 12: Complex Inheritance Qa: Genetics

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A child is born with O blood,but the mother is unsure of the father.The mother has type O blood.One potential father has type A blood,and the other potential father has type O blood.Based on this information,can you determine paternity? Why or why not?

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ABO blood type inheritance is an example of

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You wish to determine if a male child is the descendant of your grandfather.However,your grandfather is only known to have had daughters.The best strategy is to

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The letters for blood types represent

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Hair texture is an example of incomplete dominance.A person who is homozygous dominant for the H gene has curly hair.What genotype would someone with wavy hair have?

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Human males have

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A patient with an O blood type can receive a transfusion from a donor with blood type _______ only.

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A pedigree chart reveals the presence of a disease trait in both a boy and his mother's father.This pattern would suggest

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Y chromosome analysis has been used in

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If a human zygote is aneuploid,it has

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A child is born with O negative blood.Both the mother and the father have O positive blood,and they are concerned that the hospital gave them the wrong child.Should they be concerned? Why or why not?

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An example of incomplete dominance is

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A shorter form of the allele for serotonin transporter protein has been linked to ________ in humans.

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People with type AB+ blood can receive blood from people with _____ blood type.

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What are autosomes?

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Name the two primary factors that determine a person's phenotype,and discuss how they interact to influence that phenotype.

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The universal recipient for all blood types is

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Testosterone is a hormone that causes the development of masculine characteristics.What do you think would happen to the development of a male child who had a mutation in the gene that coded for testosterone receptors so that the receptor no longer responded properly to testosterone?

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If the testosterone receptors no longer ...
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The fluid around a fetus can be used to

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A child is born with O blood,but the mother is unsure of the father.The mother has type O blood.One potential father has type A blood,and the other potential father has type O blood.Based on this information,can you determine paternity? Why or why not?

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ABO blood type inheritance is an example of

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You wish to determine if a male child is the descendant of your grandfather.However,your grandfather is only known to have had daughters.The best strategy is to

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The letters for blood types represent

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Hair texture is an example of incomplete dominance.A person who is homozygous dominant for the H gene has curly hair.What genotype would someone with wavy hair have?

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Human males have

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A patient with an O blood type can receive a transfusion from a donor with blood type _______ only.

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A pedigree chart reveals the presence of a disease trait in both a boy and his mother's father.This pattern would suggest

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Y chromosome analysis has been used in

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If a human zygote is aneuploid,it has

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A child is born with O negative blood.Both the mother and the father have O positive blood,and they are concerned that the hospital gave them the wrong child.Should they be concerned? Why or why not?

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An example of incomplete dominance is

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A shorter form of the allele for serotonin transporter protein has been linked to ________ in humans.

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People with type AB+ blood can receive blood from people with _____ blood type.

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What are autosomes?

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Name the two primary factors that determine a person's phenotype,and discuss how they interact to influence that phenotype.

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The universal recipient for all blood types is

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Testosterone is a hormone that causes the development of masculine characteristics.What do you think would happen to the development of a male child who had a mutation in the gene that coded for testosterone receptors so that the receptor no longer responded properly to testosterone?

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