Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 5EQ
Summary Introduction
To review:
Pick any trait in a plant or an animal species and find out the following:
Background information about the trait.
The hypothesis to explain the
Experimental steps to test the hypothesis.
Possible data collected.
Interpretation of the data.
Introduction:
Different animals or plants have different traits that can be observed
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How does penetrance differ from expressivity in genetics?
A. Penetrance is the percentage of individuals with a specific genotype that exhibit the expected phenotype while expressivity is the degree to which a phenotypic character is expressed.
B. Penetrance is the degree of lethality of a specific genotype while expressivity is how frequently that genotype is seen in the population.
C. Penetrance is the presence of more than two alleles at a locus within a group of individuals while expressivity is the influence of sex on which alleles express themselves.
D. None of the above.
E. Penetrance refers to the paternal effects of a gene while expressivity refers to the maternal effects of a gene.
Imagine you are studying tail length in giant lobsters. You discover that one genetic locus influences tail length. The alleles at the locus are T and t. A lobster with a tt genotype has a tail length of 2 feet. A lobster with a genotype of Tt has a tail length of 3 feet. And a lobster with a TT genotype has a tail length of 4 feet. Based on this information the genetic variation at this locus is best described as what?
a.
Additive genetic variation
b.
Dominant genetic variation
c.
Environmental genetic variation
d.
Fixed genetic variation
Which of the following statements best describe the equation P = G + E + (G X E)?*
a. The phenotype is the sum of the genotype and the environment.
b. The phenotype of an organism is determined by its genetic traits.
c. The phenotype is the total characteristics displayed by an organism that results from the expression of the genes as well as the influence of environmental factors.
d. The phenotype is the observable and measurable characteristics of an organism as a result of the interaction of the genes of the organism, environmental factors, and random variation.
Chapter 1 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 1.1 - 1. Which of the following is not a constituent of...Ch. 1.1 - 2. A gene is a segment of DNA that has the...Ch. 1.1 - The function of the genetic code is to a. promote...Ch. 1.1 - The process of transcription directly results in...Ch. 1.2 - Gene expression can be viewed at which of the...Ch. 1.2 - 2. Variation in the traits of organisms may be...Ch. 1.2 - 3. A human skin cell has 46 chromosomes. A human...Ch. 1.2 - 4. Evolutionary change caused by natural selection...Ch. 1.3 - Which of the following is not a model organism? a....Ch. 1.3 - A person studying the rate of transcription of a...
Ch. 1.4 - The scientific method involves which of the...Ch. 1 - Pick any example of a genetic technology and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 1 - Most genes encode proteins. Explain how the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 4CONQCh. 1 - Prob. 5CONQCh. 1 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 1 - Prob. 7CONQCh. 1 - Your textbook describes how the detrimental...Ch. 1 - Prob. 9CONQCh. 1 - Prob. 10CONQCh. 1 - Prob. 11CONQCh. 1 - Prob. 12CONQCh. 1 - 13. With regard to biological evolution, which of...Ch. 1 - 14. What are the primary interests of researchers...Ch. 1 - What is a genetic cross?Ch. 1 - Prob. 2EQCh. 1 - Prob. 3EQCh. 1 - 4. Many organisms are studied by geneticists. Do...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5EQ
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