CP Genetics Review (2021)

Who is the founder of modern genetics? (Write the person's name)

A _____________ is an inherited change in genetic information

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

How would you best describe the genotype of this flower?

• homozygous recessive

• heterozygous

• homozygous dominant

• white

T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square above, what belongs in the missing square?

• tt

• Tt

• Bb

• TT

In watermelons, green rinds (G) are dominant to striped rinds (g).  What is the genotype of a heterozygous green watermelon?

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• green

In cacti, long arms (A) are dominant to short arms (a).  Suppose 2 heterozygous cacti are crossed.  What percentage of their offspring are expected to have short arms?

• 0%
• 25%
• 75%
• 100%

Round seeds (R) are dominant over wrinkled seeds (r). What percentage of the offspring will be round from the following cross? Rr X Rr

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

Long tongues (T) are dominant to short tongues in green tree frogs.  What is the probability that two frogs that are heterozygous for long tongues could produce offspring with short tongues?

• 100%
• 75%
• 50%
• 25%