Practice - Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Practice Questions
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What organism did Mendel use in his experiments?
💡 Hint: Think of the plant that has easy observable traits.
Define dominant and recessive traits.
💡 Hint: Which trait would show up when combined?
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following describes Mendel's Law of Dominance?
💡 Hint: Consider which trait you would see in the plant.
True or False: Genetic disorders cannot be inherited.
💡 Hint: Recall some disorders mentioned in class.
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Challenge Problems
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A researcher crosses two pea plants, one homozygous dominant for tallness (TT) and one homozygous recessive (tt). What are the expected genotypic and phenotypic ratios in the F1 generation?
💡 Hint: Think about what traits the homozygous plants contribute.
If a couple both carry the allele for cystic fibrosis (recessive), what is the probability that their child will have the disorder?
💡 Hint: Use a Punnett square to visualize the crosses.
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