Biology 251 - Genetics » Fall 2020 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
Pigeons may exhibit a checkered or plain color pattern. A test cross is performed on two checkered pigeons, Alice and Bart. The offspring from the test cross with Alice are 1/2 checkered and 1/2 plain. The offspring from the test cross with Bart are all checkered. What are the genotypes of Alice and Bart?
A.   Alice Bb, Bart BB 
B.   Alice BB, Bart Bb
C.   Alice bb, Bart Bb
D.   Alice Bb, Bart Bb
Question #2
Genetic information in Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes is contained in
A.   Anaphase I of Meiosis
B.   DNA 
C.   Protein
D.   RNA
E.   DNA and RNA
F.   DNA and protein
Question #3
Crossing over occurs during
A.   Prophase II of Meiosis
B.   Prophase I and II of Meiosis
C.   Prophase of Mitosis and Prophase I of Meiosis
D.   Prophase of Mitosis
E.   Prophase I of Meiosis 
Question #4
An example of a gene and an allele would be
A.   Short, tall
B.   Tall, height
C.   Tall, short
D.   Height, tall 

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