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41.
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Nucleotides form base pairs for RNA, namely: _____ and _____.


cytosine (C) & thymine (T)

adenine (A) & guanine (G)

cytosine (C) & guanine (G)

adenine (A) & uracil (U)

adenine (A) & cytosine (C)
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One part of a gene or trait that is inherited from each parent is a(n) __________.

allele

genotype

trait

phenotype
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___ are made out of nucleotides.

Amino acids

Nucleic acids

Ribonucleic acids

Haploids
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Components of a person's behavior that are assumed to serve as an explanation of his or her enduring personal characteristics are their ________.

genotypes

traits

alleles

genes
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The phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic is ________.

polygenic

incomplete penetrance

pleiotropy

mutation
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A(n) ___ can be caused by a single abnormal gene from either parent.

dominant genetic disorder

recessive genetic disorder

intermediate expression

incomplete penetrance
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An organism's ___ is the set of genes that it carries.

genotype

phenotype

gamete

double helix
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The ____ is the composite of an organism's observable characteristics or traits.

genotype

allele

double helix

phenotype
49.
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What are the four types of nucleotides of DNA?

proline

threonine

guanine

cytosine

valine

adenine

thymine
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This principle states that the different pairs of alleles for different traits are passed to offspring independently of each other.

The Principle of Genetics

The Principle of Segregation

The Principle of the Next Generation

The Principle of Independent Assortment

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41. cytosine (C) & guanine (G); adenine (A) & uracil (U)

42. allele

43. Nucleic acids

44. traits

45. pleiotropy

46. dominant genetic disorder

47. genotype

48. phenotype

49. guanine; cytosine; adenine; thymine

50. The Principle of Independent Assortment