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Genetics Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tt
a)
Homozygous 
b)
Heterozygous
2.
BB
a)
Homozygous 
b)
Heterozygous
3.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
4.
Which of the following is heterozygous
a)
FF
b)
tt
c)
Gg
d)
RR
5.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Jj
b)
Rr
c)
MM
d)
ee
6.
The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
characteristics
d)
intelligence
7.
How many letters does a genotype contain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's phenotype?
a)
Brown Hair
b)
Blonde Hair
c)
Brown and Blonde Hair
d)
Black Hair
9.

Mary has no freckles. If F for freckles, and f is for no freckles, what is Mary's genotype?

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

d)

fF

10.
The two-letter code that describes the genetic traits of an organism is called a-
a)
Phenotype
b)
Genotype
c)
Physical Appearance
d)
Intelligence
11.

TT x tt; T=tall & t=dwarf; What is the genotypic results?

a)

50% TT, 50% tt

b)

25% TT, 50% Tt, 25% tt

c)

100% tt

d)

100% Tt

12.

Tt x Tt; T=tall & t=dwarf

What is the genotypic results?

a)

50% TT, 50% tt

b)

25% TT, 50% Tt, 25% tt

c)

100% tt

d)

100% Tt

13.

Parents with the genotypes: AABb x AAbb

Which of the following genotype is NOT possible for their offspring?

a)

AABb

b)

Aabb

c)

AAbb

14.

Parents with the genotypes: AABb x AAbb

What is the possibility for them to have this offspring, AAbb?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

2/16

15.

What is the possible offspring genotypes for parents: HhTt x HhTt?

a)

9:3:3:1

b)

4:4:4:4

c)

8:8

d)

8:3:3:2

16.

A sequence in your DNA that codes for a trait.

a)

gene

b)

allele

c)

homozygous

d)

chromosome

17.

Different versions of the gene. For example: Eye color gene has blue, brown, hazel.

a)

allele

b)

gene

c)

trait

d)

DNA

18.

Mendel came up with a theory that when plants are ready to reproduce, their traits are randomly shuffled before being distributed to its offspring.

a)

Principle of Dominance

b)

Law of Segreation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

19.

homozygous x homozygous results would be...

a)

25%, 50%, 25%

b)

50%, 50%

c)

100%

20.

heterozygous x homozygous results would be...

a)

25%, 50%, 25%

b)

50%, 50%

c)

100%

21.

heterozygous x heterozygous results would be...

a)

25%, 50%, 25%

b)

50%, 50%

c)

100%

22.
What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together? 
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
c)
Mendelian Inheritance
d)
Homozygous Inheritance
23.

The hair form gene shows incomplete dominance. Straight hair is dominant, curly hair recessive, and wavy hair is heterozygous. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson both have wavy hair. What are the phenotypic possibilities for their children? You may chose more than one answer.

a)

25% curly

b)

100% wavy

c)

25% straight

d)

50% wavy

24.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
25.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
26.
How are Incomplete Dominance and Co Dominance different than a normal Mendelian cross?
a)
There is no difference
b)
The heterozygous genotype has a unique phenotype
c)
There is no heterozygous genotype
d)
There is only one phenotype regardless of genotype.
27.
A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance.  What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
28.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
29.
What are the blood types of the possible children that a woman (type O) and man (type AB) can have?
a)
O and AB
b)
O and A
c)
O and B
d)
A and B
30.
What genotyes could the offspring of a man with blood group A and a woman with bloodgroup B have?
a)
A or B
b)
A, B, or AB
c)
A, B, or O
d)
A, B, AB, or O
31.
Crosses:
Two cattle are crossed and 25% of the offspring are white, 25% are orange, and 50% are roan (orange and white spots). What were the parents?
a)
Roan and white
b)
Roan and orange
c)
Both roan
d)
Orange and white
32.

Identify the pattern of inheritance from this pedigree chart.

a)

Autosomal recessive

b)

Autosomal dominant

c)

X-linked recessive

d)

X-linked dominant

33.

This pedigree shows the inheritance of Rett's syndrome.


Which statement is TRUE based on this pedigree chart?

a)

It only affects females in all generations.

b)

It only affects males in only some generations.

c)

It affects both genders and skips generations.

d)

It affects both genders and occurs in all generations.

34.

The traits of handedness and the condition Phenylketonuria (PKU) are found on different chromosomes. PKU is caused by a mutated recessive allele (p). A right-handed man (Rr) and a lefthanded women (rr) were both heterozygous for the PKU condition.

What are the genotypes of these two parents?

a)

RrPp x rrPp

b)

RrPp x RrPp

c)

RrPP x Rrpp

d)

RRPp x rrpp

35.

The traits of handedness and the condition Phenylketonuria (PKU) are found on different chromosomes. PKU is caused by a mutated recessive allele (p). A right-handed man (Rr) and a lefthanded women (rr) were both heterozygous for the PKU condition.

What is the probability of a being left-handed with PKU?

a)

1/8

b)

1/4

c)

3/16

d)

1/2

36.

This pedigree chart shows the inheritance of Hemophilia an X-linked recessive trait. Based on this pedigree, what are the genotypes of the parents (1, 2)?

a)

XHXh x XHY

b)

XhXh x XHY

c)

XHXH x XHY

d)

XHXH x XhY

37.

This pedigree chart shows the inheritance of Hemophilia an X-linked recessive trait.

What is the probability of the daughter(3) and her husband (4) having a child with the trait?

a)

50% for her sons, none for her daughters

b)

50% for her sons, 25% for her daughters

c)

50% for both sons and daughters

d)

25% for both sons and daughters

38.

Identify the pattern of inheritance from this pedigree chart.

a)

Autosomal recessive

b)

Autosomal dominant

c)

X-linked recessive

d)

X-linked dominant

39.

Cactus spines: Homozygous- two or one; Heterozygous - both two & one. Flowers: Homozygous- red or yellow; Heterozygous- orange.


One cactus with two spines, orange flowers is crossed with a mixed spines, yellow flowers.

What is the probability for an offspring with two spines, yellow flowers?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

1/16

40.

Parents (1,2) have blood type O.

What is the possible genotypes of wife (4) if their child is type B?

a)

ii

b)

IAi

c)

IAIB

d)

IBi

41.

In generation 2, their first child was heterozygous for diabetes. What is the probability that their next child will be heterozygous?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

0%

42.

Dwarfism is dominant trait, but a homozygous dominant is lethal.

Two heterozygous individuals are expecting their first child. What is the probability the child will survive?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

0%

43.

In the formula for Chi Sqare, the O stands for

a)

the sum

b)

the observed frequency

c)

The expected frequency

d)

the p value

44.

In the formula for Chi Sqare, the E stands for

a)

the sum

b)

the observed frequency

c)

The expected frequency

d)

the p value

45.

Chi square tests for

a)

goodness of fit

b)

test of independence

c)

do these jean fit

d)

does the shoe fit

46.

If the chi square value is less than the p value then you

a)

the null hypothesis is accepted.

b)

the null hypothesis is rejected.

c)

the null hypothesis neither accepted or rejected.

d)

the null hypothesis is still in question.

47.

The null hypothesis

a)

states that the difference will always be the same.

b)

states that there will be zero difference between observed & expected.

c)

states that the difference between the observed & expected will be insignificant.

d)

states that everything is wrong and rejected.

48.

In a AaBb x AaBb, what is the expected phenotypic ratio?

a)

4:4:4:4

b)

8:8

c)

9:3:31

d)

10:4:3:1

49.

Between two heterozygous dihybrids, what do you expect for the two dominant traits in 1000?

a)

562.5

b)

487.5

c)

187.5

d)

62.5

50.

Between two heterozygous dihybrids, what do you expect for the two recessive traits in 1000?

a)

562.5

b)

487.5

c)

187.5

d)

62.5

51.

AaBb x AaBb results in 612 A-B-, 201 A-bb, 175 aaB-, and 12 aabb. What is the chi square value? Is it acceptable with range of the expected?

a)

4.356, acceptable

b)

46.965, not acceptable

c)

0.972, acceptable

d)

40.804, not acceptable

52.

In a Heterozygous crossed with a Homozygous, what phenotypic ratio do you expect of 100 offsprings?

a)

4:0

b)

3:1

c)

2:2

d)

9:3:3:1

53.

Coin Toss: Ms. Aquino asked everyone in all her classes to flip a coin. There results were = 87 heads & 73 tails. Based on the chi square, is this within acceptable range of expected.

a)

Yes w/ chi square of 0.6125

b)

Yes w/ chi square of 1.225

c)

No w/ chi square of 6.125

d)

No w/ a chi square of 1.225

54.

For the M & M chi square calculations, we counted up the colors: Brown, Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow, and Green. What is the degrees of freedom we use on the chi square critical value?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3