Genetics Test

If a father had brown eyes and a mother had blue eyes, the child would most likely have ____ because brown eyes is a DOMINANT trait.

• blue

• hazel

• brown

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Suppose a white-furred rabbit breeds with a black-furred rabbit and all of their offspring have a phenotype of gray fur. What is this an example of?

• Genotypes

• Incomplete dominance

• 2 recessive traits

What is probability?

• The actual results from a series of events

• The likelihood that an event will occur

• The way the results of one will affect the rest

• The stronger trait that takes over

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Which of the following is an example of a PHENOTYPE?

• Being tall

• Being smart

• Being an older brother

• Choosing purple as your favorite color

Which fact below can be proven as TRUE using the above Punnett square?

• 2 brown eyed parents CANNOT produce a blue eyed offspring

• The mom passed the only dominant trait

• Both parents are purebreds

• There is only a 25% chance of 2 hybrid parents producing a blue eyed child.

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When 2 alleles are DIFFERENT for a trait, it is a . . .

• hybrid

• purebred

• incomplete dominance

• homozygous

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If being nearsighted (needing glasses) is a dominant trait (N), what is true about the offspring in this Punnett square?

• 100% would have normal vision

• 50% would be nearsighted

• 100% would be nearsighted

• 0% would be nearsighted

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Which fact is true about traits that are inherited from parents?

• Children only receive dominant traits from their parents.

• Children usually receive most of their traits from 1 parent and end up looking like that parent.

• Children receive a mix of both parents' traits.

• Children usually receive traits passed down from the grandparents.

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Which one of these is an example of PROBABILITY?

• Having 4 boys in your class and 5 girls

• Having a 30% chance of rain

• Having 6 puppies born to a mother dog

• A child picking plain pizza over pepperoni

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What would be the genotypes of the offspring?

• All tall

• All hybrid

• TT, Tt and tt

• All Tt

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