Genetics Review

Who is the Father of Genetics?

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einsten

• Albert Wegener

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What is the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring?

• biology

• botany

• molecular biology

• genetics

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

• genotype

• phenotype

• gene type

• comparative alleles

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What are the different variations of a gene ?

• mutation

• genotype

• phenotype

• allele

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What is the physical expression of a trait?

• genotype

• mutation

• genetic disorder

• phenotype

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What does heterozygous mean?

• the different forms of a trait (red hair, brown hair, etc)

• when an organism has two of the same alleles for a trait (ex. RR)

• when an organism has two different alleles for a trait (ex.Tt)

• neither gene is dominant over the other and a blend of both traits appear in the offspring

What is the name of this diagram?

• Inheritance square

• Genotype 4 square

• Pedigree

• Punnett Square

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What does homozygous mean?

• when an offpsring has 2 of the same alleles for a trait

• when an offspring has 2 different allels for a trait

• when the offspring only has 1 allele for a trait

• when the offspring has 2 alleles for a trait

What are the letters Ss and example of ?

• homozygous genes

• domianant genes

• heterozygous genes

• recessive genes

What do the letters nn represent?

• homozygous dominant genes

• heterzygous genes

• homozygous recessive genes