MARYVILLE NURS 611
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST 3 2026
TEST PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ allele.
Answer: one of a number of different forms of a gene
◉ genotype.
Answer: an organism's GENETIC makeup or allele combinations
(ex. big A, little a)
◉ phenotype.
Answer: an organism's PHYSICAL appearance or visible traits
(ex. yellow)
◉ transmission genetics.
Answer: manner in which genetic material is passed from generation to
generation
◉ blending inheritance.
Answer: an INCORRECT early theory
- traits of offspring resemble average of the parents
, ◉ Gregor Mendel.
Answer: father of modern genetics
"it's not TRAITS that are transmitted in inheritance--it's GENES that are
transmitted"
- demonstrated basic principles of transmission w/ pea plants
◉ 3 features of Mendel's studies that made his experimental design so
robust.
Answer: utilized the scientific method
1. crossed true-breeding strains & crosses of progeny
2. focused on one or few traits at a time
3. counted all the progeny of his crosses
◉ true-breeding.
Answer: a trait whose physical appearance in each successive generation
is identical to that in the previous one
(ex. breeding AA with AA --> all offspring will be AA)
◉ homozygous.
Answer: having two identical alleles for a trait
(ex. AA or aa)
◉ example of homozygous dominant.
Answer: AA
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST 3 2026
TEST PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ allele.
Answer: one of a number of different forms of a gene
◉ genotype.
Answer: an organism's GENETIC makeup or allele combinations
(ex. big A, little a)
◉ phenotype.
Answer: an organism's PHYSICAL appearance or visible traits
(ex. yellow)
◉ transmission genetics.
Answer: manner in which genetic material is passed from generation to
generation
◉ blending inheritance.
Answer: an INCORRECT early theory
- traits of offspring resemble average of the parents
, ◉ Gregor Mendel.
Answer: father of modern genetics
"it's not TRAITS that are transmitted in inheritance--it's GENES that are
transmitted"
- demonstrated basic principles of transmission w/ pea plants
◉ 3 features of Mendel's studies that made his experimental design so
robust.
Answer: utilized the scientific method
1. crossed true-breeding strains & crosses of progeny
2. focused on one or few traits at a time
3. counted all the progeny of his crosses
◉ true-breeding.
Answer: a trait whose physical appearance in each successive generation
is identical to that in the previous one
(ex. breeding AA with AA --> all offspring will be AA)
◉ homozygous.
Answer: having two identical alleles for a trait
(ex. AA or aa)
◉ example of homozygous dominant.
Answer: AA
