Genetics Quiz

Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

• Louis Pasteur

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

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Genetics

• Biology

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

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Enzyme

• Protein

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

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

Which gene prevents the other gene from 'showing'?

• Dominant

• Heterozygous

• Codominant

• Recessive

What is the physical appearance resulting from gene makeup called?

• Allele

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Chromosome

What is used to predict the possible gene makeup of offspring?

• Chromatography

• Electrophoresis

• DNA Sequencing

• Punnett Square

Where are the genes for sex-linked traits located?

• On autosomes

• Only on the X chromosome

• Only on the Y chromosome

• On both X and Y chromosomes

What is the term for a sudden genetic change in the base pair sequence of DNA?

• Mutation

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection