Inheritance Test Review

What is the definition of Homozygous?

• When one allele is dominant and one is recessive
• When an individual has two sets of the same allele.
• when it is neither dominant or recessive

What is the definition of heterozygous?

• when an individual has two sets of the same allele

• when it is neither dominant or recessive

• A pair of alleles where one is dominant and one is recessive.

The genotype is the ______________.

• physical appearance
• Genetic makeup
• Alleles gained from one parent

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The phenotype is the _______________.

• physical appearance of an organism
• Genetic makeup 
• Alleles acquired from a specific parent.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The passing of characters from parents to offspring is called?

• Monohybrid cross
• Heredity
• True breeding
• Genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

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

How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?

• 10%
• 25%
• 50%
• it varies

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

• Bb
• BB
• bb
• B

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

Which of the following alleles is homozygous recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• T