Genetics Quiz

A single cross such as flower color.

• mono hybrid
• dihybrid
• crossing over
• homozygous

What type of "square" helps us solve genetic problems?

• carpenter square
• Mendel square
• Punnett square
• genetic square

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• different
• homologous 

The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?

• phenotype
• dominance
• genotype
• trait

Y for yellow body is dominant over y for blue body.  What alleles would produce yellow bodies?

• YY,yy
• Yy,yy
• YY only
• YY,Yy

"The Great White Shark was 20 feet in length.  Phenotype or Genotype?

• phenotype
• genotype

Females-XX; MalesXY.  A couple has 4 girls.  What is the chance the next child will be a boy?

• 75%
• 100%
• 25%
• 50%

If "T" is the allele for tall and "t" is the allele for short, then Tt would produce?

• tall
• short
• medium
• not enough info

A physical characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring.

• behavior
• trait
• strong muscles
• ability to fly a plane.

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• Einstein

• Mendel

• Disney

• Washington