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Set 2 Mendels Principles Of Heredity

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following terms is not a type of mating cross?

A) reciprocal
B) testcross
C) monohybrid
D) dihybrid
E) dominant

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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A dominant trait,Huntington disease,causes severe neural/brain damage at approximately age 40.The gene that causes this disease is not located on the sex chromosomes.A female whose mother has Huntington disease marries a male whose parents are normal.It is not known if the female has the disease.Assuming the female's mother was a heterozygote,and her father was normal,what is the probability that their firstborn will inherit the gene that causes Huntington disease?

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100%
E) 0%

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Assume that in guinea pigs,dark brown fur (B)is dominant to black fur (b).If you mate a black guinea pig with a homozygous brown guinea pig,what proportion of the progeny will be homozygous?

A) none
B) 1/4
C) 1/2
D) 3/4
E) all

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