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My exam question and answer prep notes are designed to help you excel in your second-year genetics course. These notes provide carefully selected example questions, along with detailed, well-structured answers, giving you a clear understanding of what to expect in exams. Practicing with these questions allows you to familiarize yourself with the types of topics and formats you'll encounter, ensuring you're well-prepared. By reviewing these answers, you’ll learn how to organize your thoughts, present information clearly, and effectively address complex genetics problems.

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GENETICS 214 FLASH CLASS
HOW TO USE CALCULATOR FOR STATISTICS (CASIO fx-991ZA PLUS)

INPUT THE DATA:

1. Mode/Setup
2. STAT (3)
3. 1 -VAR (1)
4. Input data into table
a. X column represents actual values (phenotype)
b. FREQ column represents number of individuals with that value
5. AC

FIND THE SUM (∑ Xi) OF VALUES:

1. SHIFT then STAT/DIST (1)
2. Sum (3)
3. ∑ 𝐱 (2)
4. =

FIND NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, MEAN, STANDARD DEVIATION AND VARIANCE:

1. SHIFT then STAT/DIST (1)
2. Var (4)

̅ (2) gives the mean, sx (4) gives the
In this menu, n (1) gives the total number of individuals, 𝑿
standard deviation. Thus, to get the variance, square the standard deviation.

TO GET CALCULATOR BACK TO NORMAL:

1. Mode/Setup
2. COMP (1)




QUESTION 1

Most behavioural traits are affected by many different genetic influences as well as environment. The best
descriptor for such traits is:

Select one:

a. Recessive

b. Highly heritable

c. Codominant

d. Polygenic

e. Mendelian




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QUESTION 2

What is true with regards to an inbred line?

Select one:

a. Vg = 0

b. Vp = 1

c. Ve = 0

d. Vp = 0

e. Vg = 1

QUESTION 3

Narrow-sense heritability is a measurement that estimates the proportion of...



Select one:

a. phenotypic variation in an individual that can be attributed to genes

b. phenotypic variation in a group that can be attributed to the environment

not C
c. additive genetic variation in a group that can be attributed to phenotype Why
because phenotypic
d. genetic variation in an individual that contributes to the phenotype variance that comes


e. phenotypic variation in a group that can be attributed to additive genetic variation from additive

variation

QUESTION 4

Why would the response to selection decrease over generations in a selective breeding programme?
-




Select one or more: R =
his = m2 -
M




a. The environment does not remain constant

b. Heritability in the narrow-sense increases as the breeding programme continues

c. None of the mentioned statements are correct
→ measure of improvement of certain
genes
d. The selection differential will become infinitely large


(
e. As the breeding programme continues, the genetic variation will decrease

d
? what happens to selection differential will T




h '
=
.
'




.
depends if selection differential

improves individual




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