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Genetics

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant over white flowers (p). Which of the following alleles would be found in the gamete(s) from a pea plant that was heterozygous (Pp)?

a)

P

b)

p

c)

Pp

d)

both P and p

2.

In cats, normal tails (T) are dominant over bobtails (t) in cats. Which of the following genotypes would present a normal tail phenotype?

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

d)

both TT and Tt

e)

both Tt and tt

3.

All of the following would be considered homozygous dominant genotypes EXCEPT:

a)

PP

b)

TT

c)

bb

d)

CC

4.

All of the following would be considered homozygous recessive genotypes EXCEPT:

a)

pp

b)

BB

c)

tt

d)

cc

5.

SpongeBob Squarepants has a yellow color. Yellow (Y) is dominant to blue (y). SpongeBob’s genotype must be:

a)

YY

b)

Yy

c)

yy

d)

YY or Yy

e)

Yy or yy

6.

In a monohybrid cross, there are __ trait(s) and ___ allele(s).

A.

B.

C.

D.

a)

1; 1

b)

1; 2

c)

2; 2

d)

2; 4

7.

In order to produce gametes, a parent must go through ___ phase to duplicate the DNA and meiosis to produce ___ daughter haploid cells.

a)

G1; 2

b)

S; 2

c)

G1; 4

d)

S; 4

8.

In dogs, the gene for fur color has 2 alleles. The dominant allele (F) codes for gray fur and the recessive allele (f) codes for black fur. If a dog has the genotype Ff, the phenotype is:

a)

gray

b)

black

c)

gray and black

d)

gray when it’s young and black when it’s older

9.

In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant over white flowers (p), and tall plants (T) is dominant over short plants (t). If a parent is heterozygous for both traits, (PpTt), which of the following alleles could NOT be found in a gamete?

a)

PT

b)

Pp

c)

Pt

d)

pT

10.

In a dihybrid cross, there are __ trait(s) and ___ allele(s).

a)

1; 1

b)

1; 2

c)

2; 2

d)

2; 4

11.

In pea plants, green seeds (G) are dominant over yellow seeds (g), and tall plants (T) is dominant over short plants (t). If a plant has green seeds and is tall, which of the following would NOT be a possible genotype?

a)

GGTt

b)

ggTT

c)

GgTT

d)

GgTt