chapter twenty (two)

Question 1

who developed the laws of inheritence, segregation, and independent assortment

Answer 1

gregor mendel

Question 2

aspects _______ applied also to asexual organisms and viruses

Answer 2

inheritance

Question 3

mendel started with ____ traits that were homozygous

Answer 3

discrete

Question 4

In the F1 generation there is a _______ trait

Answer 4

disappearing

Question 5

in the F2 generation the disappearing trait reappears in a ____ pattern or _____ ratio

Answer 5

1/4; 3:1

Question 6

alleles segregated ______ and _____ randomly

Answer 6

independently and unite

Question 7

the genotype of an F1 generation is

Answer 7

1:2:1

Question 8

F1 dihybrid cross ratio results are (phenotype)

Answer 8

9:3:3:1

Question 9

genes located on the same chromosome can segregate independently by

Answer 9

homologous recombination

Question 10

linkage distance affects the ____ of recombination; the closer they are the ____ they recombine

Answer 10

frequency, less

Question 11

most mutations are ____

Answer 11

silent

Question 12

______ can produce loss or gain of function, either reducing ot increasing activity of a gene

Answer 12

mutations