Genetics Quiz

Genetics Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Biology

10th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

Gregor Mendel

Charles Darwin

Marie Curie

Louis Pasteur

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Physics

Chemistry

Genetics

Biology

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a segment of DNA that determines a trait called?

Gene

Chromosome

Enzyme

Protein

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for matching genes, one from the female parent and one from the male parent?

Homologous pairs

Codominant pairs

Incomplete pairs

Heterozygous pairs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for different genes for the same trait, such as blue eyes or brown eyes?

Incomplete pairs

Codominant pairs

Homozygous pairs

Alleles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which gene prevents the other gene from 'showing'?

Dominant

Heterozygous

Codominant

Recessive

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the physical appearance resulting from gene makeup called?

Allele

Phenotype

Genotype

Chromosome

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