Quiz about Punnett Squares

Question 1

A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

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Punnett Square

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Mendel Grid

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Genetic Tic Tac Toe

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Pedigree Plot

Question 2

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

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capital letter

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Male gene

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lowercase letter

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recessive trait

Question 3

Which of the following is a phenotype?

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red hair

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Aa

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heterozygous

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DNA

Question 4

How many boxes would say BB?

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0

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1

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2

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4

Question 5

Brown is dominant to green. What is the probability of these parents having green offspring?

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2/4

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1/4

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3/4

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4/4

Question 6

The dominant trait is

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yellow pea seeds

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green pea seeds

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there is no dominant seed

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Jolly green giant

Question 7

To be a yellow seed genotype must be

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AA or Aa

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aa

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Aa

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AA

Question 8

To express the recessive trait you must be

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homozygous recessive

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homozygous dominant

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heterozygous

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alleleerific

Question 9

A Punnet Square will

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predict genotypes and phenotypes in offspring

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tell you exactly what your offspring will look like

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increase the chance you pass on recessive traits

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have no purpose but for Taylor to give us extra assignments

Question 10

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

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Bb

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BB

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bb

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B

Question 11

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

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gg

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GG

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Gg

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all of the choices result in yellow

Question 12

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

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tt

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Tt

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Bb

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TT

Question 13

Both parents in this Punnet square

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are heterozygous

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are homozygous dominant

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are homozygous recessive

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have blue eyes

Question 14

An allele that is hidden when the dominant allele is present.

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Recessive Allele

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Dominant Allele

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Gene

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Probability

Question 15

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

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Aa

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AA

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aa

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none of these

Question 16

If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?

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75%

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25%

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50%

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0%

Question 17

This image shows a...

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Punnett Square

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Phenotype

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Genotype

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Dominant allele

Question 18

BB, Bb, and bb are examples of _________________

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Genotype

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Dominant

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Homozygous

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Phenotype

Question 19

bb is a _________________ genotype

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Homozygous

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Dominant

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Genotype

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Phenotype

Question 20

In some animals, brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue eyes (b). Which of these genotypes will complete the Punnett Square to the right?

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Bb

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B

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bb

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BB

Question 21

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

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rr

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AA

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TT

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Ff

Question 22

What percent of offspring will have the recessive trait?

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25

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50

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75

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100

Question 23

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

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Heredity

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Genetics

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Hybrid

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Probability

Question 24

The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

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genetics

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gene

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meiosis

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hybrid

Question 25

Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?

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height

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the scar

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ability to swim

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ability to play drums

Question 26

The inherited combination of alleles is known as the offspring's

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genotype

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heredity

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phenotype

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redigree

Question 27

The "Father of Genetics"

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Mendel

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Einstein

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Newton

Question 28

This trait Will NOT be expressed when a dominant trait is also present (Tt)?

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Recessive

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Dominant

Question 29

Dominant alleles are-

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capital

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lowercase

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both

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neither

Question 30

Recessive alleles are-

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lowercase

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capital

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both

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neither

Question 31

which is heterozygous ?

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Tt

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TT

Question 32

Which is homozygous ?

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SS

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Zz

Question 33

If the four existing children in a family are all sons, what chance would there be that the next child would also be a son?

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50%

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75%

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25%

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20%

Question 34

Chromosomes are made of

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DNA

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RNT

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WWE

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DMA

Question 35

A segment found on DNA is called a ______.

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Gene

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Jean

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Billie Jean

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Chromosome

Question 36

What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair)

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75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair

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50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair

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25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair

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0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair

Question 37

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?

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rr

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RR

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Rr

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None of the Above

Question 38

What is a phenotype

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The physical trait

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The genetic make up (code)

Question 39

Heterozygous is when...

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the alleles are different

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the alleles are the same

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the alleles are absent

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the alleles are present

Question 40

Which of these Punnett squares represents a cross between a homozygous dominant parent and a heterozygous parent?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Punnett Squares

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