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BSC 108 TEST 3 LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
The scientific study of heredity is called ___________.
a. heredity
b. breeding
c. genetics
d. true-breeding - answer -c. genetics
In DNA, the phosphate groups and the sugars are on the outside
of the double helix.
a. True
b. False - answer -a. True
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Which of the following are potential problems with Genetically
Modified (GM) crops and Transgenic plants.
a. Crops carrying genes from other species might harm the
environment.
b. GM foods could be hazardous to human health.
c. Transgenic plants might pass their genes to close relatives in
nearby wild areas.
d. all of the above - answer -d. all of the above
Who is considered the "grandfather of genetics?"
a. James Watson
b. Charles Darwin
c. Gregor Mendel
d. Lewis Pasteur - answer -c. Gregor Mendel
What is the expected phenotypic ratio in the F1 generation of a
true-breeding monohybrid?
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a. All Dominant
b. All Recessive
c. Half Dominant and Half Recessive - answer -a. All Dominant
What is the expected phenotypic ration in the F2 generation from
the cross in F1.
a. 3 recessive to 1 dominant
b. 3 dominant to 1 recessive
c. half dominant and half recessive - answer -b. 3 dominant to 1
recessive
Dominant genes are always expressed phenotypically?
a. True
b. False - answer -a. True
____________ is defined as an organism's expressed physical
traits.
BSC 108 TEST 3 LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
The scientific study of heredity is called ___________.
a. heredity
b. breeding
c. genetics
d. true-breeding - answer -c. genetics
In DNA, the phosphate groups and the sugars are on the outside
of the double helix.
a. True
b. False - answer -a. True
,2 | Page
Which of the following are potential problems with Genetically
Modified (GM) crops and Transgenic plants.
a. Crops carrying genes from other species might harm the
environment.
b. GM foods could be hazardous to human health.
c. Transgenic plants might pass their genes to close relatives in
nearby wild areas.
d. all of the above - answer -d. all of the above
Who is considered the "grandfather of genetics?"
a. James Watson
b. Charles Darwin
c. Gregor Mendel
d. Lewis Pasteur - answer -c. Gregor Mendel
What is the expected phenotypic ratio in the F1 generation of a
true-breeding monohybrid?
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a. All Dominant
b. All Recessive
c. Half Dominant and Half Recessive - answer -a. All Dominant
What is the expected phenotypic ration in the F2 generation from
the cross in F1.
a. 3 recessive to 1 dominant
b. 3 dominant to 1 recessive
c. half dominant and half recessive - answer -b. 3 dominant to 1
recessive
Dominant genes are always expressed phenotypically?
a. True
b. False - answer -a. True
____________ is defined as an organism's expressed physical
traits.
