Biology revision mid terms Flashcards Quizlet PDF

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Write succinctly, with a simple sentence structure. Minimise the use of adjectives.
results, eb x vg is autosomal; therefore, state the results indicate this. Therefore, you do not need to separate the results of each reciprocal cross – just state the totals.
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Biology revision mid terms Terms in this set (38) An individual heterozygous

is a carrier

for cystic fibrosis ________________.

Which of the following is true

The amount of adenine is equal to the amount of thymine, and

with regards to a DNA

the amount of guanine is equal to the amount of cytosine.

molecule?

Which of the following shows

light blue

a phenotype?

An individual with the blood

codominance

group genotype IAIB has the blood group phenotype AB. What is the relationship between the IA and IB alleles?

A purebred plant that

The yellow allele is dominant to the gr

produces yellow seeds is crossed with a purebred plant that produces green seeds. The seeds of all of the offspring are yellow. Why?

Many human traits, such as

influenced by both genes and the environment

our performance on intelligence tests or our susceptibility to heart disease, are ________________.

In humans, the inheritance of ______ is best explained as being polygenic.

height

Which of the following

chromosome duplication

occurs during interphase?

Sister chromatids are joined

centromere

at the _____________

Which of the following is the

homologous chromosomes randomly separate and migrate

best description of the

to opposite poles

events of anaphase I in meiosis?

Crossing over during

genetic recombination

prophase I results in ___________________

Chromosomes that do not

autosomes

determine the sex of an individual are called ____________

Ordinary cell division

production of sperm and eggs

produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical. This type of cell division is important for all of the following functions EXCEPT

Which of the following

active transport

processes could result in the net movement of a substance into a cell, if the substance is more concentrated in the cell than in the surroundings?

A cell that neither gains nor loses water when it is immersed in a solution is ______________________________ .

isotonic to its environment...