Simple Inheritance in Animals and Plants: Genetic Diagram

Question 1

Which pair of chromsomes determines gender?

Answer 1

23rd pair

Question 2

What pair of chromosomes determines male gender?

Answer 2

XY

Question 3

What pair of chromosomes determines female gender?

Answer 3

XX

Question 4

What is an allele?

Answer 4

a version of a particular gene

Question 5

What is a dominant allele?

Answer 5

gene which controls development of a characteristic if one of chromosomes is present

Question 6

What is a recessive allele?

Answer 6

gene which controls development of a characteristic if dominant allele is present

Question 7

phenotype

Answer 7

physical appearance

Question 8

genotype

Answer 8

genetic make-up

Question 9

homozogous

Answer 9

same alleles

Question 10

heterozygous

Answer 10

different alleles