4.3 - Key Terminology
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Practice Questions
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What is a gene?
💡 Hint: Think about what defines hereditary information.
What do we call different versions of the same gene?
💡 Hint: Consider how traits can vary within species.
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What is the function of a gene?
💡 Hint: Think about what genes do at the cellular level.
True or False: Homozygous individuals have different alleles.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of homozygosity.
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Analyze a genetic cross involving a plant species with red and white flowers. Red is dominant (R) and white is recessive (r). Predict the offspring's phenotypes when crossing Rr x Rr.
💡 Hint: Draw a Punnett square and list outcomes.
If two heterozygous individuals, Bb and Bb, have a child, what are the chances of having a child with a recessive trait? Show your workings.
💡 Hint: Remember to analyze the Punnett square for both dominant and recessive combinations.
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