Genetics 2018

The man who studied genetics and is known as the father of genetics is

• James Watson
• Francis Crick
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes
• the possible combination of alleles in a gene
• whether an allele is dominant or recessive
• how an organism will appear

Squidward has light blue skin, and his genotype for this trait is Bb. Would Squidward be considered a purebred or hybrid for light blue skin?

• Purebred
• Hybrid

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one
• two
• three
• five

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

• heredity
• trait
• gene
• allele

Having two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred)

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• allele
• chromosome

Having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid)

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype

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?

• height
• the scar
• ability to swim
• ability to play drums

Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

• 0 %
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

• hidden allele
• dominant allele
• recessive allele
• present allele