Punnet Square Notes Quiz

What is Genetics?

• The study of genes and their role in inheritance

• The scientific study of heredity

• The analysis of cell structures

• The examination of ecological biodiversity

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What is a trait?

• A) A permanent characteristic that is the same in all individuals.

• B) A specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another.

• C) A disease that can be inherited from parents.

• D) A learned behavior that is acquired over time.

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Which of the following is an example of a trait?

• A) Speaking multiple languages

• B) Having brown hair

• C) Ability to play an instrument

• D) Knowledge of mathematics

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What are alleles?

• Different possibilities for a given trait

• A type of gene that does not affect traits

• A single possibility for a given trait

• The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

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Where does an individual inherit alleles from?

• Mother only

• Father only

• Both mother and father

• Neither mother nor father

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What are genes?

• The sequence of proteins that determines a trait.

• The sequence of RNA that codes for a protein.

• The sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait.

• The cellular structures that contain DNA.

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

What did Gregor Mendel identify and study in the garden pea?

• Chromosomal abnormalities

• Specific traits

• DNA sequences

• Genetic mutations

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What does Mendel's Law of Segregation state?

• Two alleles for each trait combine when gametes form.

• Parents pass two alleles for each trait to each offspring.

• Two alleles for each trait separate when gametes form; Parents pass only one allele for each trait to each offspring.

• Two alleles for each trait are inherited independently of each other.

According to Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment, how are genes for different traits inherited?

• Genes for different traits combine when gametes form.

• Genes for different traits are inherited depending on each other.

• Genes for different traits are inherited based on environmental factors.

• Genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other.