1. If the allele for tall pea plants (T) is dominant over the allele for short pea plants (t) what is the genotype of a homozygous tall pea plant? *
A. Tt
B. tt
C. TT
D. Tall
2. Using the information from the question above, what percentage of the offspring would be short if one parent is homozygous dominant, and the other is heterozygous?
A. 100%
B. 50%
C. 25%
D. 0%
3. Use this dihybrid cross to answer the next question *
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Based on the above cross, what is the probability that an offspring would have wrinkled, yellow seeds?
A. 1/16
B. 8/16
C. 9/16
D 3/16
4. Which of the following are reasons meiosis is important for sexual reproduction? *
A. Haploid daughter cells ensure offspring have reduced chromosome #, but same information as parent cell.
B. Allows for increased diversity through crossing over & independent assortment
C. Diploid daughter cells ensure offspring have same total amount of DNA as parents
D. Ensures that offspring are identical to the parents
5. People have been manipulating DNA for hundreds of years through selective breeding techniques and splicing. Scientists now can create transgenic animals. What does it mean to be transgenic? *
A. It has fewer genes.
B. It has more genes.
C. A gene has been altered by scientists.
D. It genes from 2 organisms have been combined.