BMST BMST - Basic Math and Science Genetics and Heredity Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

What is the process by which a DNA molecule makes an identical copy of itself?

Accepted Answer

Replication

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Transcription

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Translation

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Mutation

Question 2

Which inheritance pattern results in a blended phenotype in heterozygotes (e.g., red × white = pink)?

Accepted Answer

Incomplete dominance

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Complete dominance

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Recessive

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Codominance

Question 3

A person with blood type AB carries which combination of alleles?

Accepted Answer

One IA and one IB allele

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Two copies of IA

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Two copies of IB

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Two recessive i alleles

Question 4

What is a mutation?

Accepted Answer

A permanent change in the DNA sequence

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Normal cell division

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The process of gene expression

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Protein synthesis

Question 5

Which cells carry genetic information from one generation to the next?

Accepted Answer

Gametes

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Somatic cells

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Stem cells

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Red blood cells

Question 6

The observable physical traits of an organism are called its:

Accepted Answer

Phenotype

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Genotype

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Allele

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Locus