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Define Translocation:

Define Diploid:

Define Duplication:

Define Zygote:

Meiosis is used for

Define Genotype:

Answer one of the three following essay questions 1. What are the ways that meiosis and sexual reproduction generate genetic diversity? Why is genetic diversity important?   2. In pea plants flower color can be purple or white & plants can be tall or dwarf. The offspring of a cross between a true-breeding purple-flowered dwarf plant and a white-flowered tall plant are all purple-flowered and tall (F1).     (a)What are the genotypes of the parents ?  (true-breeding purple-flowered dwarf plant and a white-flowered tall plant) (b) What is the genotype of the F1 offspring ?  (c) What would be the phenotypic ratio if the F1 offspring self-fertilized?  (d) What would be the phenotypic and genotypic ratios if the F1 offspring were crossed with the white-flowered dwarf plant?  (e) What would be the phenotypic and genotypic ratios if the F1 offspring were crossed with a homozygous purple-flowered tall parent plant?   3. Answer the following questions based on the following pedigree. a. What type of inheritance pattern is this ? b. What are the genotypes of Wendell and Constance (1st generation) ? c. What are the genotypes of Charles and Eva (2nd generation) ? d. What are the genotypes of Charlotte and Matthew (3rd generation) ? e. If Charles and Eva have a fifth child, what is the probability that it will have Cystic Fibrosis ?    

The ABO blood groups in humans are an example of incomplete inheritance.

Calico cats are the result of a X chromosome inactivation.

Answer one of the three following essay questions 1. What are the ways that meiosis and sexual reproduction generate genetic diversity? Why is genetic diversity important?   2. In pea plants flower color can be purple or white & plants can be tall or dwarf. The offspring of a cross between a true-breeding purple-flowered dwarf plant and a white-flowered tall plant are all purple-flowered and tall (F1).     (a)What are the genotypes of the parents ?  (true-breeding purple-flowered dwarf plant and a white-flowered tall plant) (b) What is the genotype of the F1 offspring ?  (c) What would be the phenotypic ratio if the F1 offspring self-fertilized?  (d) What would be the phenotypic and genotypic ratios if the F1 offspring were crossed with the white-flowered dwarf plant?  (e) What would be the phenotypic and genotypic ratios if the F1 offspring were crossed with a homozygous purple-flowered tall parent plant?   3. Answer the following questions based on the following pedigree. a. What type of inheritance pattern is this ? b. What are the genotypes of Wendell and Constance (1st generation) ? c. What are the genotypes of Charles and Eva (2nd generation) ? d. What are the genotypes of Charlotte and Matthew (3rd generation) ? e. If Charles and Eva have a fifth child, what is the probability that it will have Cystic Fibrosis ?