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Genetics Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Different forms of a gene are called...

a)

Traits

b)

Pollinators

c)

Alleles

d)

Hybrids

2.

When Mendel crossed a purebred tall pea plant with a purebred short pea plant, all of the (F1) generation inherited...

a)

1 allele from each parent

b)

2 allele from each parent

c)

no allele from each parent

d)

46 allele from each parent

3.

When an egg is fertilized, what is the probability that the offspring will be male?

a)

1

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/4

4.

The principles of probability can be used to...

a)

Predict traits of the offsping of genetic crosses

b)

Determine the actual outcomes of genetic crosses

c)

Determine which species should mate

d)

Decide which organisms are best to genetically cross

5.

Organisms that have 2 identical alleles are said to be

a)

Homozygous

b)

Purebred

c)

Hybrid

d)

Heterozygous

6.

In the punnett square above, If T codes for Tall and t codes for short, what is true of the offspring?

a)

Half is expected to be tall

b)

Half are expected to be short

c)

All will be short

d)

All will be tall

7.

What law says that during gamete formation genes for different traits separate (ex. just because you have red hair doesn't mean you will have freckles)?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Recessive

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

d)

Law of Segregation

8.

What law says that during gamete formation alleles for a trait (ex. eye color) separate and each gamete gets one copy?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Recessive

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

d)

Law of Segregation

9.

In the dihybrid cross above, how many different phenotypes are possible?

a)

4 (Round and Yellow, Round and Green, Wrinkled and Yellow, and Wrinkled and Green)

b)

1 (Wrinkled and Yellow)

c)

2 (Yellow or Green)

d)

16 (9 Wrinkled and Yellow, 3 Round and Yellow, 3 Round and Green, 1 Wrinkled and Green)

10.

A breed of birds shows co-dominance for feather color. One allele codes for black and another allele codes for white. What color will a hybrid bird be?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Grey

d)

Black and White speckled

11.

Situations where one allele is not completely dominant over another allele and the hybrid is a blend of traits is called...

a)

Multiple alleles

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Co-Dominance

d)

Polygenic Inheritance

12.

Variation in human height is an example of ____________ because many genes control this trait.

a)

Multiple alleles

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Co-Dominance

d)

Polygenic Inheritance

13.

Gametes (sperm or egg) have

a)

Homologous pairs of chromosomes

b)

Twice the number of chromosomes as found in body cells

c)

2 sets of every chromosome

d)

One allele for each gene

14.

Human males produce haploid sperm cells that can give a Y or an X chromosome. What chromosomes can female egg cells produce?

a)

One X chromosome

b)

Two X Chromosomes

c)

One Y chromosome

d)

One X and one Y chromosome

15.

What percentage of male sperm carry a Y chromosome?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

10%

16.

How many chromosomes are found in a normal human karyotype?

a)

23 pairs

b)

46 total

c)

44 total

d)

92 total

17.

Most sex-linked genes like color blindness are located on...

a)

The Y chromosome

b)

The X chromosome

c)

Autosomes

d)

The X or Y chromosome

18.

Why is colorblindness more common in males than females?

a)

It is recessive and found on the Y chromosome so females can't have it.

b)

It is dominant and found on the Y chromosome so females can't have it.

c)

It is recessive and found on the X chromosome so males only have one copy...meaning if they have the gene they have the disease.

d)

It is dominant and found on the X chromosome so males only have one copy...meaning if they have the gene they have the disease.

19.

Human males have

a)

One X chromosome

b)

One X and one Y chromosome

c)

Two X chromosomes

d)

Two Y chromosomes

20.

Use the diagram above to determine which two genotypes will give the same phenotype.

a)

IA IA and IAi both code for Type A Blood

b)

IA IB and IAi both code for Type AB Blood

c)

IA IA and IB IB both code for Type AB Blood

d)

IA i and ii both code for Type O Blood

21.

If a man has IBi blood type and his wife has IAIA what are the possible blood types of their offspring?

a)

AB or A

b)

A, B, or O

c)

AB only

d)

A, B, AB, or O

22.

What is the probability of the first couple in generation 2 having a child with a white forelock? (Hint look at the 1st generation and the 2 kids they had)

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

23.

What are the genotypes of the first couple in generation 2 based off their phenotypes and the phenotypes of their offspring.

a)

Both are WW

b)

Both are Ww

c)

Both are ww

d)

Dad is Ww and we don't know mom

24.

If white forelock is dominant, then all family members without white forelock are...

a)

Homozygous recessive

b)

Homozygous dominant

c)

Hybrid

d)

Heterozygous recessive

25.

How many generations are shown in the pedigree?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

Look at the karyotype. What is the sex of the person on the left?

a)

male

b)

female

c)

alien

d)

Cannot be determined

27.

Look at the karyotype. What is the sex of the person on the right?

a)

male

b)

female

c)

alien

d)

Cannot be determined

28.

What does the "R" represent?

a)

White color

b)

Red color

c)

Pink color

d)

Red and White spotted

29.

What does the "W" represent?

a)

White color

b)

Red color

c)

Pink color

d)

Red and White spotted

30.

What is the genotype of a pink hybrid flower? "R" represents red and "W" represents white.

a)

RR

b)

WW

c)

RW

d)

Rr

31.

What type of dominance is this?

a)

Incomplete

b)

Co-dominance

c)

Multiple Alleles

d)

Polygenic traits

32.

In rabbits black fur color is completely dominant to white. What are all the possible genotypes a rabbit can possibly have?

a)

BB, BW, WW

b)

BB, Bb, bb

c)

BB or bb

d)

Bb

33.

In pea plants purple flower color is completely dominant to white. A white flower is crossed with a purple...which punnett square is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Since we don't know if the purple flower is homozygous dominant or heterozygous the punnet square cannot be created.

34.

In humans, colorblindness is a sex-linked trait. It is dominant to have color vision (C) and not have colorblindness (c) which is recessive. Females can be normal, carriers, or have the disease. males either have the disease or not. They cannot be carriers. What is the genotype of a male with colorblindness?

a)

XCXc

b)

XCY

c)

XcY

d)

XCYC

35.

In humans, colorblindness is a sex-linked trait. It is dominant to have color vision (C) and not have colorblindness (c) which is recessive. Females can be normal, carriers, or have the disease. males either have the disease or not. They cannot be carriers. What is the genotype of a female with colorblindness?

a)

XcXc

b)

XC XY

c)

XcY

d)

XCYC

36.

In humans, colorblindness is a sex-linked trait. It is dominant to have color vision (C) and not have colorblindness (c) which is recessive. Females can be normal, carriers, or have the disease. Males either have the disease or not. They cannot be carriers. What is the genotype of a female who is a carrier?

a)

XCXc

b)

XC XY

c)

XcY

d)

XCYC

37.

In snapdragons, the allele for red (R) is incompletely dominant over the allele for white (W) with the heterozygote being pink in color. What is the genotype of a pink hybrid?

a)

RR

b)

RW

c)

WW

d)

Rr

38.

In cows, the alleles for black coat (B) and white coat (W) are co-dominant. What is the percent chance of having a black and white spotted cow if a purebred black cow is bred with a purebred white cow?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

25%

d)

50%