Punnett Square/Genetics

Who was the Austrian monk that experimented on pea plants and is called the "father of genetics"? (a)  

• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• Francis Crick
• James Watson

The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-

• genotype

• phenotype

• Homozygous

• intelligence

Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of

• genotypes
• phenotypes

Different versions of a trait (tall or short, white or purple) are called

• alleles

• traits

• versions

• genes

If something is heterozygous, it is also _____

• purebred

• hybrid

• dominant

• recessive

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• rr
• AA
• TT
• Ff

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• all of the choices result in yellow

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

• red

• white

• purple

• blue

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

• A

• Aa

• AA

• aa

A green pea plant (Gg) is crossed with a yellow pea plant (gg). Describe the genotype of the offspring.

• 50% heterozygous and 25% homozygous recessive

• 50% heterozygous and 50% homozygous recessive

• 100% homozygous recessive

• 25% heterozygous and 50% homozygous