Genetics final exam final exam for pittcock
genetics with complete solutions
Evaleen Kamau
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,Genetics final exam final exam for pittcock
genetics with complete solutions
What are deleterious genes and list one example - Answer alleles whose phenotype
results in significantly reduced fitness of an animal; Dexter cattle - short legs
Genetics - Answer The scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation.
Gregor Mendel is often referred to as - Answer "Father of Genetics"
What plant did Gregor Mendel study? - Answer peas
Why was Mendel more successful than other researchers? (what were they looking
for or at differently) - Answer 1. Picked easy organism to experiment
2. Picked plant that was diploid
3. Picked traits that were simply inherited
4. Mendel looked at traits separately
Define genetic improvement and list 3 examples - Answer The betterment of an
organism;
1. bigger
2. smaller
3. faster
4. hairless
5. quicker weight gain
Who created the term "genetics?' - Answer William Batesone
What is a chromosome? - Answer a DNA molecule composed of RNA and proteins
to form a threadlike structure; only visible during meiosis and mitosis (contains the
genes)
What is located on a chromosome? - Answer genes
What is the appearance of the structure of a DNA strand? - Answer double helix
Define DNA - Answer Genetic material makes up a gene and then makes up a
chromosome
List the bases that make up DNA - Answer Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
What DNA bases are paired together? - Answer Adenine - Thymine
Cytosine - Guanine
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Cattle - Answer Dominant - polled
Recessive - horned
, Genetics final exam final exam for pittcock
genetics with complete solutions
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Chickens - Answer Dominant - feathered shanks
Recessive - clean shanks
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Horses - Answer Dominant - smooth hair
Recessive - curly hair
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Dogs - Answer Dominant - wire hair
Recessive - smooth hair
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Cats - Answer Dominant - short hair
Recessive - long hair
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Tomato - Answer Dominant - small fruit
Recessive - large fruit
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Seed color - Answer yellow, green
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Flower color - Answer purple, white
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Seed shape - Answer round, wrinkled
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Pod color - Answer green, yellow
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Pod shape - Answer inflated, constricted
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Flower position - Answer axial, terminal
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
genetics with complete solutions
Evaleen Kamau
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,Genetics final exam final exam for pittcock
genetics with complete solutions
What are deleterious genes and list one example - Answer alleles whose phenotype
results in significantly reduced fitness of an animal; Dexter cattle - short legs
Genetics - Answer The scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation.
Gregor Mendel is often referred to as - Answer "Father of Genetics"
What plant did Gregor Mendel study? - Answer peas
Why was Mendel more successful than other researchers? (what were they looking
for or at differently) - Answer 1. Picked easy organism to experiment
2. Picked plant that was diploid
3. Picked traits that were simply inherited
4. Mendel looked at traits separately
Define genetic improvement and list 3 examples - Answer The betterment of an
organism;
1. bigger
2. smaller
3. faster
4. hairless
5. quicker weight gain
Who created the term "genetics?' - Answer William Batesone
What is a chromosome? - Answer a DNA molecule composed of RNA and proteins
to form a threadlike structure; only visible during meiosis and mitosis (contains the
genes)
What is located on a chromosome? - Answer genes
What is the appearance of the structure of a DNA strand? - Answer double helix
Define DNA - Answer Genetic material makes up a gene and then makes up a
chromosome
List the bases that make up DNA - Answer Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
What DNA bases are paired together? - Answer Adenine - Thymine
Cytosine - Guanine
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Cattle - Answer Dominant - polled
Recessive - horned
, Genetics final exam final exam for pittcock
genetics with complete solutions
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Chickens - Answer Dominant - feathered shanks
Recessive - clean shanks
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Horses - Answer Dominant - smooth hair
Recessive - curly hair
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Dogs - Answer Dominant - wire hair
Recessive - smooth hair
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Cats - Answer Dominant - short hair
Recessive - long hair
List one dominant trait and the corresponding recessive trait
Tomato - Answer Dominant - small fruit
Recessive - large fruit
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Seed color - Answer yellow, green
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Flower color - Answer purple, white
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Seed shape - Answer round, wrinkled
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Pod color - Answer green, yellow
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Pod shape - Answer inflated, constricted
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
Flower position - Answer axial, terminal
List pairs of characteristics and the traits (specific phenotypes) of each trait Mendel
studied:
