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Question 1
1. Which of the following describes the basic unit of heredity that is passed from parents to offspring?(1 point)
Responses

gene
gene

allele
allele

trait
trait

chromosome
chromosome
Question 2
2. What term is used to describe the different forms of a gene that can occupy a specific locus on a chromosome?(1 point)
Responses

homozygous
homozygous

allele
allele

phenotype
phenotype

genotype
genotype
Question 3
3.What does a heterozygous genotype consist of?(1 point)
Responses

Two recessive alleles
Two recessive alleles

One dominant and one recessive allele
One dominant and one recessive allele

All uppercase letters
All uppercase letters

Two dominant alleles
Two dominant alleles
Question 4
4. In Mendel's experiments with pea plants, the term "dominant" refers to:(1 point)
Responses

The allele that is only present in females.
The allele that is only present in females.

The allele that is expressed in the phenotype of the heterozygote.
The allele that is expressed in the phenotype of the heterozygote.

The allele that is always present in homozygous individuals.
The allele that is always present in homozygous individuals.

The allele that is masked in the phenotype of the heterozygote.
The allele that is masked in the phenotype of the heterozygote.
Question 5
5. What percentage of the offspring from a monohybrid cross of two heterozygous guinea pigs will be hairless?(1 point)
Responses

25%
25%

50%
50%

75%
75%

100%

Answers

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Here are the answers to your genetics questions:

**Question 1:**
1. Which of the following describes the basic unit of heredity that is passed from parents to offspring?
- **Answer:** gene

**Question 2:**
2. What term is used to describe the different forms of a gene that can occupy a specific locus on a chromosome?
- **Answer:** allele

**Question 3:**
3. What does a heterozygous genotype consist of?
- **Answer:** One dominant and one recessive allele

**Question 4:**
4. In Mendel's experiments with pea plants, the term "dominant" refers to:
- **Answer:** The allele that is expressed in the phenotype of the heterozygote.

**Question 5:**
5. What percentage of the offspring from a monohybrid cross of two heterozygous guinea pigs will be hairless?
- **Answer:** 25%

(Note: The answer for Question 5 assumes that hairless is a recessive trait, requiring two recessive alleles to express the hairless phenotype.)