Grade 11 Genes

What percentage of your genes do you inherit from your mother?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

Which feature is NOT typically inherited from parents?

• Personality

• Height

• Eye color

• Hair color

What is the dominant gene for eye color?

• Brown

• Hazel

• Green

• Blue

If both parents have brown eyes, what is the likelihood their child will have brown eyes?

• Probably

• Uncommon

• Guaranteed

• Very unlikely

What can cause a child to have a different hair color than both parents?

• Diet

• Environmental factors

• Ancestry

• Genetic mutation

Which of the following traits can be inherited from grandparents?

• All of the above

• Freckles

• Height

• Intelligence

What is a common trait of red-headed children?

• They have blue eyes

• They have freckles

• They are usually tall

• They are left-handed

What is the relationship between tall parents and their children?

• They will have short children

• They usually have tall children

• It is unrelated

• They will always have tall children

Which gene is dominant in determining skin color?

• All are equal

• White

• Black

• Brown

What is a possible reason for a black and white parent to have dark-skinned children?

• Genetic mutation

• Environmental factors

• White is a dominant gene

• Black is a dominant gene