Bio 110 Final: Chapter 16

Based on Mendel's experimental crosses, what is the expected F2 phenotype ratio of a single factor cross?

During which phase of nuclear division does Mendel's law of segregation physically occur?

An individual that has two different alleles of a particular gene is said to be

Which of Mendel's laws cannot be observed in a single-factor cross?

During a ______________ cross, an individual with the dominant phenotype and unknown genotype is crossed with a _____________ individual to determine the unknown genotype.

A woman is heterozygous for an X-linked disorder, hemophilia A. If she has a child with a man without hemophilia A, what is the probability that the child will be a male with hemophilia A? (Note: The child could be a male or a female)

A gene that affects more than one trait is said to be

A hypothetical flowering plant species produces blue, light blue, and white flowers. To determine the inheritance pattern, the following crosses were conducted with the results indicated: blue x blue --> all blue white x white --> all white blue x white --> all light blue

Genes located on a sex chromosomes are said to be

A man and a woman are both heterozygous for the recessive allele that causes cystic fibrosis. What is the probability that their first two offspring will have the disorder?