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Genetics Basics Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an example of a genotype?

a)

Round pants

b)

Hh

c)

Jeans

d)

123

2.

Which of these is an example of a phenotype?

a)

blood type A

b)

Aa

c)

typing on a computer

d)

Punnett square

3.

For dominant traits, do we use capital letters or lowercase letters?

a)

CAPITAL LETTERS

b)

lowercase letters

4.

For recessive traits, do we use capital letters or lowercase letters?

a)

CAPITAL LETTERS

b)

lowercase letters

5.

What does "homo" mean?

a)

Sex

b)

Different

c)

Same

d)

Hetero

6.

What does "hetero" mean?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Same

c)

Allele

d)

Different

7.

What is the proper way to write a heterozygous genotype?

a)

hO

b)

ZZ

c)

uwu

d)

Dd

8.

What is the proper way to write a homozygous genotype?

a)

No homo

b)

Tt

c)

ee

d)

Blood type AB

9.

What's another way to say hybrid?

a)

Car

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Purebred

10.

What's another way to say purebred?

a)

Sourdough

b)

Homozygous

c)

Doggo/pupper

d)

Heterozygous

11.

For incomplete dominance, what would happen if a red flower was crossed with a white flower?

a)

They would have red offspring.

b)

They would have white offspring.

c)

They would have red and white offspring.

d)

They would have pink offspring.

12.

For codominance, if I crossed a white bird with a blue bird, what would I get?

a)

White with blue tipped feathers

b)

White feathers

c)

Blue feathers

d)

Light blue feathers

13.

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT: How can blood type A be written as a genotype?

a)

ii

b)

IAIB

c)

IAi

d)

Ibefore e except after c

14.

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT: How can blood type B be written as a genotype?

a)

IBIB

b)

IAIB

c)

IBi

d)

ii

15.

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT: How can blood type AB be written as a genotype?

a)

ICIB

b)

IAIB

c)

Iai

d)

ii

16.

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT: How can blood type O be written as a genotype?

a)

Oo

b)

WHY

c)

Iai

d)

ii

17.

Which chromosomes create the male sex?

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

YY

d)

ZZ

18.

Which chromosomes create the female sex?

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

YY

d)

ZZ

19.

Which of these is an example of a heterozygous female?

a)

YHYh

b)

XhY

c)

Xx

d)

XHXh

20.

Which of these is an example of a carrier?

a)

YHYh

b)

XhY

c)

Xx

d)

XHXh

21.

If there is a dominant and recessive allele (example: Qq), which trait shows?

a)

Dominant trait

b)

Recessive trait

c)

No trait

d)

Mix of both traits

22.

Which of these shows codominance?

a)
b)
c)
d)