Question 1

Women with X-linked disorders always pass the genes for the disorder to ______, while men with X-linked disorders always pass the genes for the disorder to _______.

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A)   only their daughters; only their daughters
B)   both their daughters and sons; only their sons
C)   both their daughters and sons; only their daughters
D)   both their daughters and sons; their daughters and sonsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

In 1940, two researchers named Weiner and Landsteiner discovered that about 85 percent of the human population sampled possessed a blood cell protein that had been previously detected in Rhesus monkeys. This blood type was labeled Rh positive, and Rh+ was found to be dominant over the absence of the blood factor (Rh) . Under normal Mendelian inheritance, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Two Rh+ parents could have an Rh- child.
B)   Two Rh- parents could have an Rh+ child.
C)   An Rh- child would require that both parents be carriers of at least one Rh- gene.
D)   It is possible with just one pair of parents to have children where some siblings are Rh- and some are Rh+.
E)   All of the choices are false.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

When an individual of African descent marries and has children with an individual of European descent their children often have a mid shade of skin color. This can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)   X-linked inheritance.
B)   polygenic inheritance.
C)   pleiotropic inheritance.
D)   the dominance of the gene for dark skin tone.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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When an individual of African descent marries and has children with an individual of European descent their children often have a mid shade of skin color. This can best be described as

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