Genetics Review

What is Gregor Mendel known as?

• Father of Genetics
• Father of Biology
• Father of Evolution
• Father of Botany

What type of plants did Mendel use for his experiments?

• Corn
• Pea plants
• Beans
• Flowers

If a plant has the genotype 'HH', what is it?

• Heterozygous
• Homozygous dominant
• Homozygous recessive
• Hybrid

What is the physical expression of a trait called? What it looks like.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Allele
• Trait

What does a Punnett square help to determine?

• The age of plants
• Possible offspring genotypes and phenotypes
• The height of plants
• The color of flowers

What is the genotype of a plant that is heterozygous for height?

• HH
• hh
• Hh
• H

If a male rat has the genotype 'Aa' and a female has 'aa', what is the probability of producing an offspring with the genotype 'aa'?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes. What is the probability of having a child with blue eyes (bb) if both parents are heterozygous (Bb)?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

What does it mean if an organism is homozygous recessive?

• It has two dominant alleles
• It has two recessive alleles
• It has one of each allele
• It shows the dominant trait

What is the genotype of a female rat that is homozygous dominant for fur color?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• A