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Set 1 Introduction To Genetics

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Question 1

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Name the individual who,while working with the garden pea in the mid- 1850s,demonstrated quantitative patterns of heredity and developed a theory involving the behavior of hereditary factors.

A)George Wallace
B)Barbara McClintock
C)Walter Sutton
D)Theodor Boveri
E)Gregor Mendel

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Question 2

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In many species,there are two representatives of each chromosome.In such species,the characteristic number of chromosomes is called the _________number.It is usually symbolized as_______ .

A)haploid; n
B)monoploid; n
C)diploid; n
D)haploid; 2n
E)diploid; 2n

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Question 3

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What would happen if,during meiosis,the chromosome number was not halved before egg and sperm formation?

A)each offspring would have different phenotypes than their parents
B)nothing
C)in each successive generation,the offspring would double their chromosome number
D)the spindle would be compromised
E)n would become halved

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