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Chromosomal Inheritance Insights

1. DNA provides the best evidence that it is the genetic material because it is present in all cells and its semi-conservative replication mechanism has been demonstrated. 2. A gene that controls height (TALL) would show variable expressivity, meaning that not all individuals with the gene would necessarily be tall. It could have 50% penetrance, meaning the gene is present in half the population. 3. A researcher conducting test crosses on mice forgot which mice were bred together. When the litter was born, all mice had black eyes and half had brown fur, indicating the parent mice were RrBb x rrBB.

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Chromosomal Inheritance Insights

1. DNA provides the best evidence that it is the genetic material because it is present in all cells and its semi-conservative replication mechanism has been demonstrated. 2. A gene that controls height (TALL) would show variable expressivity, meaning that not all individuals with the gene would necessarily be tall. It could have 50% penetrance, meaning the gene is present in half the population. 3. A researcher conducting test crosses on mice forgot which mice were bred together. When the litter was born, all mice had black eyes and half had brown fur, indicating the parent mice were RrBb x rrBB.

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Khan Academy Chromosomal Inheritance 4.

A researcher was doing test crosses on


Questions mice, but forgot which mice he had bred
together. When the litter was born,
1. What of the following provides the best every mouse had black eyes, and half
evidence that DNA is the genetic had brown fur. What was the genotype
material? of the parent mice?

A. Biomolecular composition of R = red fur; r = brown fur


chromosomes B = black eyes; b = brown eyes
B. Transformation using heat-
inactivated bacteria A. RrBb x rrBB
C. Presence of DNA in all cells B. RrBB x Rrbb
D. Mechanism of semi-conservative C. rrBb x RRBB
DNA replication D. RrBb x RrBb

2. A gene, TALL, has recently been 5. A set of homologous chromosomes


discovered that helps control the height undergoes genetic recombination to
that people will reach and results in create the following results:
taller than average height. Which of the
following statements about this gene’s
heritability are true?

A. If TALL has constant expressivity,


every cell in the body will express
the TALL protein
B. If TALL has variable expressivity,
everyone with the TALL gene will be
Which of the following is the mostly
tall
C. If TALL has 50% penetrance, then likely recombination event?
only half the population has
the TALL gene A. 2 strand single crossover
D. If TALL has 25% penetrance, it must B. 2 strand triple crossover
be autosomal recessive C. 3 strand single crossover
D. 3 strand double crossover
3. The results of a linkage analysis of
genes A, B, C, and D have just come in 6. Which of the following statements about
from the lab. In what order are the synaptonemal complexes is not true?
alleles found on the chromosome?
A. They form between sister
chromatids
B. They are made up of functional RNA
and protein
C. They form during synapsis
D. They act as a support structure

7. A color-blind man marries a woman with


no family history of color-blindness.
What is the likelihood that they have a
color-blind daughter?

A. ABCD A. 0%
B. DCAB B. 25%
C. CDAB C. 50%
D. ACDB D. 75%
8. Which of the following population’s
coat/fur/feather color gene is most likely
to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

A. A pack of wolves in a zoo


B. A flock of moths that must blend in
with their environment to survive
C. Lab rats being bred by scientists
D. A flock of seagulls that feeds on one
type of fish

9. Sickle-cell anemia is an autosomal


recessive genetic disorder whose
carriers have a genetic advantage in
surviving malaria. If 42% of the
population is malaria resistant, but not
anemic, what is frequency of the sickle-
cell allele?

A. 49%
B. 9%
C. 21%
D. 30%

10. Many people have DNA mutations that


go unnoticed. What type of mutation is
most likely to have no effect on
phenotype?

A. Missense
B. Deletion
C. Frameshift
D. Chromosomal
Khan Academy Chromosomal Inheritance
Answers

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. A

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