Genetics Survivor Day 1

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• Einstein

• Mendel

• Disney

• Trump

A single cross such as flower color.

• mono hybrid

• dihybrid

• crossing over

• homozygous

What type of "square" helps us solve genetic problems?

• carpenter square

• Mendel square

• Punnett square

• genetic square

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• different

• homologous 

The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?

• phenotype

• dominance

• genotype

• trait

Y for yellow body is dominant over y for blue body.  What alleles would produce yellow bodies?

• YY,yy

• Yy,yy

• YY only

• YY,Yy

"The Great White Shark was 20 feet in length.  Phenotype or Genotype?

• phenotype

• genotype

Females-XX; MalesXY.  A couple has 4 girls.  What is the chance the next child will be a boy?

• 75%

• 100%

• 25%

• 50%

If "T" is the allele for tall and "t" is the allele for short, then Tt would produce?

• tall

• short

• medium

• not enough info

A physical characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.

• behavior

• trait

• strong muscles

• ability to fly a plane.