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Introductory Biology

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Set 11 The Basic Principles Of Heredity

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Mating a pure-bred pink rose plant with a pure-bred pink rose plant will produce

A) plants with pink, red, and white roses.
B) plants with only pink roses.
C) plants with red or white roses in a 3:1 ratio.
D) plants with white or red roses in a 3:1 ratio.
E) plants with only red roses.

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Question 2

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The height of pea plants from a cross between parent plants heterozygous for height, in which tall is dominant, would be

A) all short.
B) all tall.
C) 1 tall: 3 short.
D) 2 short: 2 tall.
E) 3 tall: 1 short.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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If an allele is dominant, then

A) its phenotype is only expressed in heterozygous individuals.
B) its phenotype is expressed only in homozygous individuals.
C) its phenotype masks the expression of the recessive allele in a hybrid.
D) its phenotype is always expressed in all generations.
E) its phenotype is more beneficial than the recessive phenotype.

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