Genetics Test Review

Why are males more likely to be colorblind?

• They aren't, females are just as likely.

• It is carried on the "X" chromosome.

• It is carried on the "Y" chromosome.

What is a pedigree?

• A chart that shows several traits in a family.

• a chart that tracks one trait at a time in a family.

• a chart that shows the likelihood an event will happen.

Which are 2 types of selective breeding?

• cloning and genetic engineering

• inbreeding and cloning

• hybridization and inbreeding

What is inbreeding?

• crossing two genetically different individuals

• crossing two individuals with similar traits

• having the same genes as the parent

Which of the following is a genetic disorder?

• Down syndrome

• the flu

• a broken bone

A process where a single organism produces offspring that have the same genetic material

• purebred

• fertilization

• asexual reproduction

Various forms of the same gene are called?

• trait

• allele

• gene

Which organism was famously cloned many years ago?

• Ed the rabbit

• Sandy the squirrel

• Dolly the sheep

Cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed through generations

• chromosomes

• mitosis

• carriers

Breeding organisms for specific traits?

• recessive traits

• genetics

• selective breeding