Mendelian Genetics Review

The instruction of one allele covers up the instruction

of the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a capital letter.

• Recessive Allele

• Dominant Allele

• Heredity

• Trait

A genotype where one dominant and one recessive allele was passed on from both parents for one trait.

Bb Aa Tt Ll

• Allele

• Homozygous Dominant

• Homozygous Recessive

• Heterozygous

The observable traits dictated by the genotype

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous Recessive

• Homozygous Dominant

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The Italian monk/scientist who first showed

the principles of genetics

• Watson and Crick

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Mendel

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If you are homozygous dominant, the genotype would be 

• AA
• aa
• Aa

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The letters on the TOP AND SIDE of a punnett square represent ______________.

• The combination of alleles in offspring.
• The possible alleles given by the parents following meiosis.
• The genotype and phenotype of offspring.
• The results of genetic mutations in offspring.

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The dominant trait in this punnett square is

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed

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In a flowering plant species, red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r). What is the genotype of any red-flowering plant resulting from this species?

• rr
• R
• RR
• RR or Rr

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Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous
• DNA

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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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