Normal meiosis produces four____ haploid cells known as_____ correct answers Unique,
gametes
When a cell in the over your testes undergoes meiosis the resulting cells contain ____ the
number of chromosomes as the beginning cell correct answers half
Crossing over and random alignment of chromosomes during meiosis essentially ensure that
every gamete is correct answers genetically distinct
DNA carries the ____ and is wrapped around proteins to form correct answers genes;
chromosomes
Homologous chromosomes correct answers generally contain the same genes, but may cary
different alleles
A heterozygous organism correct answers has two different alleles of a gene
Half of the gametes produced by an organism with the genotype Aa will receive the A allele
while half will receive the a allele, this is a demonstration of correct answers segregation
Which of the following is a cross between parens who each have two different alleles for each
two different genes? correct answers AaBb x AaBb
AN individual who is a carrier for a recessive genetic disorder but does not have symptoms of
the disorder is correct answers heterzygous
Heritability is correct answers the degree to which a trait is explained by genes
, Traits with a strong genetic component, such as IQ correct answers can also be strongly
influenced by environment
The growth and reproduction of an individual is called its correct answers life cycle
A mutation in a gene correct answers might have no effect on the protein encoded by the gene
Typical quantitative traits correct answers show continuous variation
Which of the following i an example of a quantitative trait in humans? correct answers Musical
ability
Because of the law of independent assortment correct answers two typical siblings will have
about 50% of their alleles in common
What causes the differences between 2 human cell types? correct answers different cell types
contain the same genes but use different combinations of them
Which of the following is the correct sequence of how an animal is built? correct answers
meiosis-fetilization-zygote-embryo
Sex linked traits can be expressed in correct answers either males or females
A man who carries a harmful allele for a sex linked gene will pass the allele on to correct
answers all of his daughter
Hemophilia is an X linked recessive allele causing a blood disorder. What are the chances that a
daughter of a normal man and woman, who is heterozygous for the disease, will have
hemophilia? correct answers 0%