Traits and inheritance quiz

What are the two forms of a gene called?

• phenotype

• genes

• albinism

• alleles

What are both inherited alleles together called?

• an organism

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• a genotype

What is a phenotype?

• the way an organism looks

• an inherited problem

• a group of 5 alleles

• a recessive gene

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What do scientists call instructions for an inherited trait?

• alleles

• phenotype

• genes

• albinism

What is a Punnett Square used for?

• to show recessive traits

• to show possible offspring

• to show dominant traits

• to show homozygous alleles

What kids of plant has two dominant genes?

• an organism

• a genotype

• homozygous

• heterozygous

What type of plant has one dominant gene AND one recessive gene?

• an organism

• heterozygous

• homozygous

• a genotype

What is the chance of a parent with one green allele and one blue allele giving a blue allele to an offspring?

• 100% chance

• 75% chance

• 50% chance

• 25% chance

What is the probability of rolling a four on a ten-sided die (numbered 1-10) two times in a row?

What is it called when each allele has its own degree of influence?

• incomplete dominance

• complete dominance

• cross-breeding

• probability