Genetics Quiz #1

The passing of traits from parent to child is known as _______________.

• heredity

• gene

• DNA

• RNA

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The different forms of a gene are known as ________________.

• Punnett Square

• Chromosomes

• DNA

• Alleles

This trait is represented by a capital letter and always shows up in an organism when the allele is present

• dominant allele

• codominance

• probability

• recessive allele

This trait is represented by a lower case letter and hidden whenever the dominant allele is present

• dominant allele

• codominance

• recessive allele

• Punnett Square

Having different forms of an allele for a specific trait

• dominant

• recessive

• heterozygous

• homozygous

Gregor Mendel is known as _________________.

• The Father of Pea Plants

• The Father of Inheritance

• The Father of Austria

• The Father of Modern Genetics

__________________ is a diagram that can be used to predict the possible outcomes of a genetic crossing.

• Mendel Square

• Punnett Square

• Genetic Square

• Allele Square

The different forms of a gene

• alleles

• atoms

• proteins

• wheels

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Humans have this many chromosomes.

• 64

• 23

• 32

• 46

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Humans have this many pairs of chromosomes.

• 32

• 12

• 23

• 46