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Genetics Review - Mrs. Weaver

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Crossing over during Meiosis creates which of the following?

a)

somatic cells

b)

genetic variation

c)

zygote

d)

fertilization

2.

Which of the following describes polygenic traits?

a)

many genes control one trait

b)

one gene controls many traits

c)

many traits control one gene

d)

one gene controls one trait

3.

Monohybrid crosses show _____ trait while dihybrid crosses compare _____ traits.

a)

two, one

b)

one, one

c)

one, two

d)

two, three

4.

The process of meiosis creates gametes. After fertilization, what types of cells begin to form?

a)

stem cells

b)

skin cells

c)

gametes

d)

somatic cells

5.

What type of inheritance is described below?


Red flowers are crossed with white flowers produce pink flowers.

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

simple dominance

d)

sex-linked traits

6.

What type of inheritance is described below?


Black chickens crossed with white chickens produces checkered chickens.

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

simple dominance

d)

sex-linked traits

7.

What type of inheritance is described below?


A man with hemophilia is crossed with a normal woman who is a carrier.

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

simple dominance

d)

sex-linked traits

8.

What type of inheritance is described below?


Hybrid tall plant is crossed with a short plant.

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

simple dominance

d)

sex-linked traits

9.

Select ALL correct answers below:


How can the following alleles be described?

XRXr or Ee

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

hybrid

d)

carrier

10.

How is it possible for traits to skip generations?

a)

the trait is dominant

b)

the trait is recessive

c)

the trait is weak

d)

the trait is caused by a random mutation

11.

Which of the following is divided during meiosis?

a)

paternal (both parents) chromosomes

b)

only the mothers chromosomes

c)

only the fathers chromosomes

d)

the offsprings chromosomes

12.

Which of the following are the sex chromosomes for a female?

a)

XX

b)

XY

13.

Which of the following are the sex chromosomes for a male?

a)

XY

b)

XX

14.

Which of the following are sex-linked recessive disorders? (Choose all that apply)

a)

hemophelia

b)

muscular dystrophy

c)

red-green color blindness

d)

trisomy 21

15.

During meiosis chromosomes randomly move to opposite ends of the cells creating genetic variation. There is no specific pattern to which traits are inherited from mom and which are inherited from dad. This is describing which of the following terms?

a)

crossing over

b)

meiosis

c)

independent assortment

d)

mitosis

16.

Why are sex-linked recessive traits more common in males than females?

a)

Males have 2 X chromosomes making it more likely to inherit 2 recessive traits.

b)

Males only have 1 X chromosome making it impossible for them to "cover up" the inherited recessive trait.

17.

Why would a test cross be used?

a)

to identify who the mother is

b)

to identify who the father is

c)

to determine the phenotype of an organism

d)

to determine the genotype of an organism

18.

Which of the following parents would both show the dominant phenotype but still be able to have a baby that is recessive for a trait?

a)

AA x Aa

b)

Aa x aa

c)

AA x aa

d)

Aa x Aa

19.

How are sex-linked traits passed to offspring?

a)

Through both X and Y sex chromosomes

b)

Through X sex chromosomes

c)

Through Y sex chromosomes

20.

New combinations of alleles are created through which of the following processes?

a)

crossing over

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

mitosis