Sample Problems for Test 2

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Use your assignments for unit 2 to find the answers (PPPs, glossaries, study guides, etc)

1-9 Matching: The following terms may be used once, more than once, or not at all. a. centromere
b. gene. c. germ cell d. allele e. nucleosome bc. ab. aneuploidy ac. pleiotropy autosome bd. asexual reproduction be. None of these ad. hybrid

offspring ae. haploidy

1. Animal cell of a lineage set aside for sexual reproduction; gives rise to gametes.

2. A stretch of eukaryotic DNA looped twice around a spool of histone molecules; one of many units that give condensed chromosomes their structure.

3. Presence of only half of the parental number of chromosomes in a spore or gamete, as brought about by meiosis.

4. Any reproductive mode by which offspring arise from a single parent and inherit the genes of that parent only. 5. One of two or more molecular forms of a gene that arise by mutation and code for different versions of the

same trait.

6. Of a genetic cross, offspring having a pair of non-identical alleles for a trait.

7. A constricted area of a chromosome that has attachment sites for spindle microtubules during nuclear division.

8. Positive or negative

effects on two or more traits

9. Any chromosome of a type that is the same in males and females of the species. 10. Why can males be considered a genetic insurance policy?

a. they add variety to the offsprings genome b. they protect the female from predators c. they nurture the young d. they are strong e. none of these 11. What are memes? a. genes b. ideas c. parts of centromeres d. a type of DNA e. none of these

12. (T/F) The first abnormal chromosome tied to cancer was named the Chicago chromosome.

13 28. Problems 13. Which of the following genotypes would you not expect to find among the offspring of a SsYy x ssyy test cross: a. ssyy b. SsYy c. Ssyy d. ssYy e. SsYY

14. Following a SsYy x SsYy cross, what fraction of the offspring are predicted to have a genotype that is homozygous for both characteristics? a. 1/16 b. 2/16 c. 3/16 d. 4/16 e. none of these

15. In Holstein cattle the spotting of the coat is due to a recessive allele while the solid colored coat is
controlled by a dominant allele. What types of offspring might be produced by a cross between two spotted animals? a. Only solid coated e. none of these b. only spotted coated c. spotted; solid d. solid; spotted

16. What blood types are possible for the offspring of a mating between a male: type AB and a female: type B? a. type O b. type A c. type B d. type AB e. all of these except for type O

17. Women

have sex chromosomes of XX, and men have sex chromosomes of XY. Which of a man's grandparents could not be the source of any of the genes on his Y-chromosome? a. Father's Mother. b. Mother's Father. c. Father's Father. d. Mother's Mother, Mother's Father, and Father's Mother. e. Mother's Mother.

18. A red-green color blind male mates with a red-green color blind female. What percentage of their female offspring would likely be red-green color blind? Red-green color blindness is an X linked (sexlinked) recessive trait. a. 0 % b. 25 % c. 50% d. 75% e. 100%

19. What percentage of the offspring from a mating between a male and a female, both who are heterozygous for Huntingtons disease, would be predicted to be afflicted? Huntingtons is inherited

dominantly.
a. 0 % b. 25 % c. 50% d. 75% e. 100%

20. Which of the following syndromes is (are) related to a trisomy? a. Turners b. Fragile X c. Downs d. Kleinfelters e. both c and d