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Lab Test #3 Flashcards

1
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All living organisms require energy and the ultimate source of that energy is the what?

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Sun

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What producers are capable of capturing the sun’s energy and converting it into usable chemical energy for all other organisms

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Plants, algae, and phytoplankton

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What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis

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6CO 2 plus 12H 2 O ——> C 6 H12 6O 2 plus 6H 2 0

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4
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What do the arrows indicate in photosynthesis

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Light Energy and Chlorophyll

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What is a series of chemical reactions occurring in chloroplasts that utilizes light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water to sugars and oxygen

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Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis can be divided into two things, what are they?

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Light-dependent reactions and light independent reactions

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In this reaction, light is absorbed by chlorophyll and carotenoid molecules located in the chloroplast

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Light-dependent Reaction

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Name the reaction. Water molecules are split which provide electrons and protons to keep the process running

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Light-dependent Reaction

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Name the reaction. The energy excites electrons in the photosystems so that the electrons leave the photosystem and are transported within the membrane in a manner that uses some of the energy to make ATP from ADP.

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Light-dependent Reaction

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Name the reaction. Additionally, electrons and protons are combined with NADP to make NADPH at the end of the process.

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Light-dependent Reaction

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What are the end products of light-dependent reactions?

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O2, ATP, NADPH, and water

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In the light-dependent reaction, the (blank) diffuses out of the plant through the leaves and the (blank and blank) are used to power the light-independent reactions.

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  • O2

- ATP and NADPH

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13
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What must be present for a light dependent reaction to occur?

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Light

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14
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What is the liquid part between grana called?

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Stroma

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In the light-independent reaction, (blank) enters into the leaf into the stroma of the chloroplast.

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CO2

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Name the reaction. The CO2 combines with RuBP to eventually form two three-carbon molecules of phosphoglyceric acid(PGA)

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Light-independent reaction

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Name the reaction. ATP and NADPH from the light-dependent reaction are used to reduce PGA to a three-carbon sugar called phosphoglyceraldehyde(PGAL)

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Light-independent reaction

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Name the reaction. Two PGAL molecules can then be used to make a six-carbon sugar such a glucose.

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Light-independent reaction

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Name the reaction. The glucose can be then turned into more complex carbohydrates like sucrose, starch, or cellulose, which can be stored as a source of energy for later use by the plant cells.

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Light-independent reaction

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20
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What reactions can occur either in the presence of light or in the absence of it

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Light-independent reaction

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According to the overall equation of photosynthesis, what is a necessary substrate needed to drive the process

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Carbon Dioxide

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The following experiment will demonstrate the consumption of carbon dioxide by (blank), an aquatic plant, as it photosynthesizes

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Elodea

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23
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Phenol red is a pH indicator. What colors does it turn for neutral to basic solutions and acidic solutions

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  • Red for neutral to basic

- Yellow for acidic

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What are the reactants/substrates in photosynthesis?

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Carbon Dioxide, Water, Light Energy, and Chlorophyll

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What are the end products of the light-dependent reactions?

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O2, ATP, NADPH, and Water

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What are the end products of photosynthesis?

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Glucose, Water, and 02

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27
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What was the pH indicator used in the photosynthesis experiment?

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Phenol red

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28
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Phenol red dropped into distilled water will produce what color?

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Red

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29
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Why did the test tube solution turn orange-yellow when you exhaled into it?

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Because you’re putting carbon dioxide into it

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30
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What acid is produced by bubbling CO2 into H2O?

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Carbonic Acid

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Why did the solution turn back to a red/pink color after it was left with the Elodea stem for 10-20 minutes?

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The carbon was used up in photosynthesis

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32
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Based on your observations, what is the relationship between light intensity and O2 production?

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The more light, the more O2 is produced

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How does light intensity affect the photosynthetic rate?

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The more intense the light, the higher rate of photosynthesis

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34
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What were the purposes for using sodium bicarbonate?

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It will provide a source for CO2 and acts as a buffer to absorb toxic materials

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35
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If a green-colored plastic Elodea stem were placed in water would it make bubbles?

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No, there is no carbon in it to react and it doesn’t produce oxygen

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36
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What is the genetic material present in all living things, including bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals

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DNA

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In what living thing is DNA found in any cell that has a nucleus, including muscle cells, skin cells, reproductive cells, white blood cells, and hair roots

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Animals

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38
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DNA is not found in the (blank) of mammals, like humans, because they do not have nuclei

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Red Blood Cells

39
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The extraction of (blank) from cells and its purification are of primary importance to the fields of biotechnology and forensics

40
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(Blank and blank) of DNA are the first steps in the analysis and manipulation of DNA that allow scientists to detect genetic disorders, produce DNA fingerprints of individuals, and even create genetically engineered organisms that can produce products such as insulin, antibiotics, and hormones

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Extraction and Purification

41
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DNA can be extracted from (blank) types of cells.

42
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In extraction, what is the first step?

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To lyse or break open the cell

43
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After the cells have broken open what are added?

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A salt solution such as NaCl and a solution containing a detergent such as SDS

44
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In extraction, after the solutions have been added, these solutions break down and (blank) the phospholipids and proteins that make up a (blank)

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  • Emulsify

- Cell Membrane

45
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Finally in extraction (blank) is added because DNA is soluble in water.

46
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Is DNA water soluble?

47
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What food did we use in the DNA isolation?

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Split Peas

48
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Which is less dense, alcohol or water?

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Alcohol- so it floats on top

49
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To which group of organic compounds does DNA belong?

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Nucleic Acids

50
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DNA is present in the cells of which of plants, fungi, animals, and bacteria, T or F

51
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DNA is present in all cells that have a what?

52
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Human (blank) have no DNA

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Red Blood cells

53
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(Blank) or isolation means separating one substrate from another.

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Purification

54
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(Blank) means splitting open the cells.

55
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In your DNA extraction, what was the purpose of the detergent?

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To break up or emulsify lipids and proteins

56
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What was the purpose of the meat tenderizer?

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To break down the proteins that are bound to DNA as part of chromatin

57
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When isopropyl alcohol is added to your DNA sample, the DNA does what?

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Precipitates and gradually floats to the top

58
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DNA is not soluble in what?

59
Q

What is a sex cell?

60
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The same size letters.

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Homozygous

61
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Different size letters.

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Heterozygous

62
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Various molecular forms for a trait

63
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1 trait studied

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Monohybrid

64
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2 traits studied

65
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Many genes inherited. Examples: height, weight, etc.

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Polygenic Inheritance

66
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Physical outward appearance-what you see

67
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The letters that represent the phenotype

68
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Shorthand method for a genetic cross

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Punnett Square

69
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P

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Parent generation

70
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F-1 generations

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1st generation from the parents

71
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F-2

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2nd generation from the parents

72
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The study of the passage of characteristics from parents to offspring

73
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When does the genetics occur?

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Time of fertilization-when the gametes fuse

74
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The fertilized egg contains (blank) from both parents

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Genetic Information

75
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Where is genetic information contained?

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Chromosomes

76
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Where are chromosomes located?

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Inside the nucleus of each cell

77
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These chromosomes are found in (blank) and each pair is made up of (blank) chromosome from each parent

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  • Pair

- One

78
Q

There have been over (blank) inherited traits described in humans and (blank) new ones are described each year.

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  • 2,550

- 75-100

79
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This refers to traits that are determined by more than one pair of genes

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Polygenic Inheritance

80
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In a dihybrid cross, if both parents are heterozygous for both traits the genotypic and phenotypic ratios will be what?

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Genotypic- 4:2:2:2:2:1:1:1:1

Phenotypic- 9:3:3:1

81
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Within the human set of chromosomes are (blank) pairs of chromosomes, called (blank), and (blank) pair of sex chromosomes.

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  • 22
  • Autosomes
  • One
82
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These (blank) chromosomes are responsible for determining the gender of the offspring and subsequent sexual maturation.

83
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The two sex chromosomes are the (blank and blank) chromosomes.

84
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Which of the X and Y chromosomes are smaller?

85
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If XX chromosomes are paired the result will be a what?

86
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If an XY chromosomes are paired, the result will be a what?

87
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In addition to determining gender, the (blank) chromosome contains genes that are responsible for the development of certain traits that are not associated with gender.

88
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These traits, determined by the genes located on the X chromosome, are called what?

A

X-linked traits

89
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In problems that have multiple alleles, the genes for a particular trait have more than (blank) possible alleles.

90
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What are the three possible blood type alleles?

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A, B, or O

91
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Alleles (blank and blank) are codominant and (blank) is recessive to both A and B.

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  • A and B

- O

92
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What are the four possible blood types?

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Type A, Type B, Type AB, and Type O

93
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Refers to an allele pair in which neither member is dominant.

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Incomplete Dominance

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