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Set 8 Inheritance Genes And Chromosomes

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Question 1

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Different forms of a gene are called

A) traits.
B) phenotypes.
C) genotypes.
D) alleles.
E) characters.

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Question 2

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A pea plant with red flowers is test crossed,and one-half of the resulting progeny have red flowers,while the other half has white flowers.Therefore,the genotype of the test-crossed parent was

A) RR.
B) Rr.
C) rr.
D) either RR or Rr.
E) either Rr or rr.

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Question 3

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Which statement about an individual that is homozygous for an allele is false?

A) Each of its cells possesses two copies of that allele.
B) Each of its gametes contains one copy of that allele.
C) It is true-breeding with respect to that allele.
D) Its parents were necessarily homozygous for that allele.
E) It can pass that allele to its offspring.

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