Mendelian Inheritance Quiz

Match each term with the correct definition.

• Dihybrid

• A cross looking at 2 genes

• Monohybrid

• Having two different alleles

• Homozygous

• A cross looking at 1 gene

• Heterozygous

• Having two identical alleles

Match each definition with the correct term

• Alleles

• The DNA that codes for a trait

• Gene

• Different versions of a gene

• Trait

• A characteristic that is inherited

Fill in the blanks. (Answers can be used more than once.)

​ (a)   refers to which alleles an organism has for a specific trait, while ​ (b)   refers to which physical characteristic the organism ends up having. "Yy" would be an example of a ​ (c)   , and "Yellow Peas" would be the matching ​ (d)   .

• Phenotype
• Genotype

In pea plants, Yellow peas are dominate over green peas. Sort the genotypes by whether the resulting plants would produce yellow or green peas.

Groups:

(a) Yellow Peas

,

(b) Green Peas

• Yy

• yy

• YY

From the cross shown, what percentage of the offspring would have purple flowers? (Don't include % sign.)

(a)  

From the cross shown, what percentage of the offspring would be heterozygous? (Don't include % sign.)

(a)  

Match each term with the correct genotype:

• aa

• Homozygous Recessive

• AA

• Heterozygous

• Aa

• Homozygous Dominate

Fill in 3 squares of the punnett square

a

b

c

tt

Tt

TT

Fill in one parent of the Punnett square using the FOIL method.

Parent: AaBb

g

h

d

c

Aa

AA

Bb

aB

AaB

Ab

AB

ab

Who is the Father of modern genetics?

• Gregor Mendel

• Thomas Edison

• Charles Darwin

• Francis Crick

• John Watson