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Genetics

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What segment of DNA codes for a trait?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Gene

c)

Allele

d)

Cell

2.

What is an alternate form of a gene?

a)

Gene

b)

Allele

c)

Trait

d)

DNA

3.

How many alleles are inherited for each trait?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

What tool can be used to predict offspring produced by two parents?

a)

Punnett Square

b)

Karyotype

c)

Pedigree

d)

Cladogram

5.

What type of reproduction most likely contributes to genetic diversity?

a)

Cloingin

b)

Asexual

c)

Sexual

d)

Budding

6.

A trait that appears in the absence of a dominant trait is best described as

a)

Cross bred

b)

Inherited

c)

Pure bred

d)

Recessive

7.

An individual with two identical alleles for a trait is known as

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

8.

An individual with two different alleles for a trait is known as

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

9.

What refers to the physical appearance of a trait?

a)

Recessive

b)

Genotype

c)

Dominant

d)

Phenotype

10.

What refers to the genetic makeup of a trait?

a)

Recessive

b)

Genotype

c)

Dominant

d)

Phenotype

11.

Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

a)

Hooke

b)

Mendel

c)

Linnaeus

d)

Watson

12.

Which is the best example of a recessive trait or condition?

a)

Albinism

b)

Dwarfism

c)

Frekcles

d)

Dimples

13.

Genes are segments of which material?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

14.

Which of the following best describes a gene?

a)

It is made of RNA in the nucleus

b)

It contains many chromosomes

c)

It contains genetic information that codes for a single trait

d)

It contains genetic information that codes for many traits

15.

The genetic makeup of an individual's traits can best be defined as...

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Homozygous

16.

Which is the best example of a recessive trait?

a)

Attached earlobes

b)

Tongue rolling

c)

Freckles

d)

Dimples

17.

What may contribute to genetic variation?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Extinction

c)

Cloning

d)

A large gene pool

18.

What may contribute to gene expression?

a)

Environmental influences

b)

Mutations

c)

Chemicals

d)

All of these

19.

All of the following may contribute to phenotypes except

a)

Inherited traits

b)

Environmental influences

c)

Alleles present

d)

A test cross

20.

An organism that has two of the same alleles for a trait is best described as

a)

Recessive

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous

d)

Dominant

21.

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait is best described as

a)

Recessive

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous

d)

Dominant