If you're interested in studying one gene within a human, and each gene has two alleles, then how many boxes would be used in the Punnett square to predict the inheritance of the alleles?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 16


B

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A. alleles for a given trait are distributed randomly among an individual's gametes independent of the alleles for other traits. B. traits that are encoded by genes on different chromosomes are never found within the same gamete. C. the F1 generation can display phenotypes in combinations different from those seen in the P generation. D. the F2 generation will only display phenotypes in the same combinations as the P generation. E. self-fertilization of the F1 generation will produce 100% heterozygous plants at both loci.

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are called what kind of chromatids? a. Mother b. Daughter c. Sister d. Programmed e. either mother or da

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Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of

a. cnidarians. b. sponges. c. jellyfish. d. flatworms. e. corals.

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Refer to the accompanying figure. The structure labeled as 7 in the figure of the tryptophan operon is a(n):

a. active repressor protein. b. inactive repressor protein. c. active RNA polymerase. d. inactive RNA polymerase. e. ribosome.

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