Mendel and Meiosis

The same gene can come in different varieties, the different version of a gene is called

• Dominant
• Chromosome
• Allele
• Recessive

Which is the Dominant Allele in a genotype?

• a capital letter

• a lowercase letter

• a number

• the most common version in a population

Which combination is Homozygous Dominant

• HH
• Hh
• hh
• hH

Which Combination is Heterozygous

• AA

• Aa

• aa

• none of the above

Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?

• muscle cells

• skin cells

• sperm and egg cells

• blood cells

When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, ____ occurs.

• mutagenesis
• hybridization
• crossing over
• fertilization

Another word for heterozygous is

• purebred

• hybrid

• dominant

• recessive

A diploid carrot cell has 18 chromosomes, so the haploid carrot pollen grain contains

• 18 chromosomes

• 9 chromosomes

• 27 chromosomes

• None of the above

Who is the "Father of Genetics"

• Gregor Mendel
• Leoric Book
• Charles Darwin
• Malcolm Reynolds

A chart to determine potential genetic outcomes of offspring is called a 

• Karyotype
• Punnett Square
• Di-hybrid Cross
• Pedigree