Genetics Quiz 2

An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?

• one
• two
• three
• five

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• BB
• Bb
• bb
• Blue eyes

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

• homozygous
• hetrozygous
• protein
• chromosome

If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?

• Purple
• Green
• GG
• gg

In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?

• Tall = T
  Short = S
• Tall = T
  Short = t
• Tall = t
  Short = T
• Tall = TT
  Short = tt

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

• Yy

• yY

• yy

• YY

What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?

(A-Brown fur color; a-white fur color)

• 50 % Brown fur and 50% White fur

• 25 % Brown fur and 75% White fur

• 75 % Brown fur and 25% White fur

• 0% Brown fur and 100% White fur

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)

• TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
• all tall
• TT= 75% tt = 25%
• Tt = 100%

B=Brown fur

b=tan fur

What percent of the offspring would be tan when you cross BbxBb?

• 75%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2