Intro to Genetics Quiz

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.

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

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

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

An organism's genetic makeup is called its _______.

• phenotype

• genotype

• heterzygous

• physical trait

The chances of something happening are known as ________.

• dominant

• genotype

• phenotype

• probability

Who is knowns as the "Father of Genetics"?

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Dr. Robbins

• Francis Crick

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• BB
• Bb
• bb
• Blue eyes

What is a phenotype?

• The genetic make up (code)

• The physical trait

Two heterozygous (Tt) tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?

• 50% tall and 50% short

• 75% tall and 25% short

• 100% short

Which of the following genotypes would be considered heterozygous?

• BB
• gg
• Ff
• TT

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Bb
• Black fur