Linked Genes

Linked Genes

11th Grade

15 Qs

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Linked Genes

Linked Genes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-3, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If 20 offspring are recombinant and 100 are born in total, how many centimorgan apart are the 2 genes?

20 cM

0.2 cM

20 %

0.2 %

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If 55 offspring are recombinant and 25 are parental, how many centimorgan apart are the 2 genes?

25 cM

55 cM

68.75 cM

75 cM

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If 60 offspring are parental and 40 are recombinant, what percent is the chance that these 2 genes will be inherited together?

0.4 %

20 %

40 %

80 %

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are linked genes?

Genes located on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together

Genes located on different chromosomes

Genes that are always inherited independently

Genes that mutate frequently

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the concept of genetic linkage?

Independent assortment of genes

Genes on the same chromosome that are inherited together

Random mutation of genes

Crossing over of genes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If two genes are linked, what is the expected outcome in terms of inheritance?

They will always be inherited together

They will never be inherited together

They will be inherited together more often than not

They will be inherited independently

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a dihybrid cross involving linked genes, what is the expected phenotypic ratio?

9:3:3:1

1:1:1:1

3:1

Varies depending on the distance between genes

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