Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 8, Problem 10RQ
If black and white true-breeding mice are mated and the result is all gray offspring, what inheritance pattern would this be indicative of?
a. dominance
b. codominance
c. multiple alleles
d. incomplete dominance
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What is incomplete dominance?
A) When one Allele produces the phenotypic expression.
B) When two Alleles produce the phenotypic expression.
C) When all Alleles produce the phenotypic expression.
Use the pedigree to answer the question.
How is this trait inherited?
A. The trait is epistatic.
B. The trait is X-linked.
C. The trait is dominant.
D. The trait is recessive.
Which evidence supports Mendel’s law of independent assortment?
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In a monohybrid cross, both traits appear in the offspring.
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In a monohybrid cross, only the dominant traits appear in the offspring.
C.
In a dihybrid cross, only the dominant traits appear in the offspring.
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In a dihybrid cross, all four traits appear in all combinations in the offspring.
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