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Worksheet time: 38mins
b= blue eyes
What is true about two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.
If a heterozygous(hybrid) tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant, what are the possible genotypes of the future offspring? T= tall and t = short
100% Tt
50% Tt, 50% tt
75%Tt, 25%tt
25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed? B = brown eye color and b = blue eye color
0 %
25%
50%
75%
A corn plant heterozygous (hybrid) for tall sprouts mates with a corn plant with short sprouts. If tall sprouts are dominant, how many different phenotypes are possible in the offspring?
1
2
3
4
A heterozygous (hybrid) yellow pea plant's genotype would be..... Y = yellow seeds and y = green seeds
YY
yy
Yy
Yg
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
mitosis, sex cells
mitosis, body cells
meiosis, sex cells
meiosis, body cells
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
What is a phenotype?
An organism's physical appearance like brown hair
An organism's genetic make-up like Bb.
The ability of an organism's genes to mutate.
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
A chart used to predict the probability of getting a specific genetic outcome is called a....
a genetic engineering graph
punnet square
probability chart
family tree
Having two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred).
homozygous
hetrozygous
protein
chromosome
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit (get in her DNA)?
height
the scar
ability to swim
ability to play drums
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
What is the phenotype of the heterozygous (hybrid) parent in the punnett square?
green
yellow
hybrid
purebred
The B stands for bud.
Different forms of a gene are called........
alleles
chromosomes
genotype
nitrogen bases
A chunk of DNA that holds the recipe for making a protein is called....
a gene
a chromosome
a heredity unit
a nitrogen base
HH is crossed with Hh. What is the probability of getting hh in the offspring?
0%
25%
50%
100%
hh is crossed with HH, what is the probability of getting Hh in the offspring?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Parents would NOT pass on (in terms of DNA) which of the following traits to their offspring?
freckles
eye color
hair style
dimples
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
mitosis and body cells
mitosis and sex cells
meiosis and body cells
meiosis and sex cells
Which type of reproduction in pea plants would provide more genetic diversity (differences) in the offspring?
self-pollination
cross- pollination
What process is being shown in step #5?
Mitosis
Meiosis
fertilization
birth
One cell in a cow goes through the process of Mitosis. How many chromosomes will be found in the newly formed cells?
60
30
120
0
How many chromosomes will a female sheep pass onto her offspring?
54
108
27
2
The arrow in the image is showing.....
a genotype
a phenotype
a mutation
fertilization
A human cell that contains ALL of the information necessary for the growth and development of a complete organism could be found in......
a sperm cell
a skin cell
an egg cell
"A" is pointing at.....
a chromosome
an entire DNA molecule
an antibody
a gene
The image shows four cats (from the same litter) with differences in their coloring and patterns. These differences are most likely due to.....
dietary habits (what they eat)
sexual reproduction
damage from disease
different viruses
Between which two stages does Mitosis first occur?
between A and B
between B and C
between C and D
between D and E
What percentage of the offspring will show round seeds?
0%
25%
50%
100%
