Worksheets5 Test--Make sure you can do dihybrid crosses and pedigrees.
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
What is the universal blood donor?
O-
O+
AB-
AB+
What is the universal blood recipient?
O-
O+
AB-
AB+
An organism's reproductive cells, or sex cells, are called _____.
bacteria
prokaryotes
gametes
pathogens
A _______ is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule.
gene
gamete
chromosome
chromatid
A _________ is DNA tightly coiled around proteins.
gene
chromosome
trait
mutation
Body cells are also called _________ cells.
normal
prokaryotic
pathogens
somatic
Cells that contain 2 sets of chromosomes are called _________ (2n).
diploid
haploid
triploid
polyploid
Cells that contain only ONE set of chromosomes are called ________ (n).
diploid
polyploid
triploid
haploid
A _______ is an egg that has been fertilized by a sperm cell.
gene
chromosome
zygote
embryo
The 23rd pair of chromosomes that do determine the sex of an individual are called ___________.
sex chromosomes
autosomes
homologous
genes
What is an allele?
A gene
A genotype
A phenotype
Different forms of a gene
A phenotype is
Physical appearence
Dominance
Recessiveness
Letter combinatons
Reproduction by mitosis or binary fission, with no sperm or egg.
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Meiosis
Sperm
Differences in offspring and parents due to sexual reproduction.
Mitosis
Asexual Reproduction
Clones
Genetic Variation
The production of sperm or egg with half the normal number of chromosomes compared to normal body cells.
Stem Cell
Clone
Mitosis
Meiosis
The first 22 pairs of chromosomes that do not determine the sex of an individual.
Karyotype
Chromosomes
Autosomes
Centromeres
The 23rd pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an organism.
Sex Chromosomes
Autosomes
Alleles
Gametes
Homologous pairs sometimes exchange alleles from the same locus during the first division of meiosis, increasing genetic variation.
Diploid
Haploid
Crossing Over
Independent Assortment
The smaller of the two possible chromosomes that make up the sex chromosomes. Found only in males.
X Chromosome
Y Chromosome
Autosome
Allele
Is this a recessive or dominant inherited disorder?
Dominant
Recessive
The letters Aa refer to the ______ of an individual
Genotype
Phenotype
Sex-linked genes are found on the _____ chromosomes.
XX
XY
Autosomal
Sex
A carrier is someone who is _________ for a recessive allele that causes a disorder.
Homozygous dominant
Heterozygous
Homozygous recessive
A disorder is caused by the recessive allele. People with which genotype will have the disorder?
SS
Ss
ss
All of the following are examples of polygenic traits, EXCEPT
Height
Eye color
Freckles
Skin color
Human gametes have
22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome
1 autosome and 22 sex chromosomes
45 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome
1 autosome and 45 sex chromosomes
pairs of chromosomes containing genes that code for the same traits are called
heterologous chromosomes
homologous chromosomes
autosomes
sex chromosomes
a diploid human cell has how many chromosomes?
26
23
46
43
You can trace genetic disorder through generations of a family with a
punnett square
pedigree
karyotype
gene map
What is the genotypic ratio in a cross between two heterozygous parents?
1:2:1
3:1
9:3:3:1
1:3
What is the blood type of a person who inherited a B allele from one parent and an O allele from the other?
type A
type B
type O
type AB
This spotted diary cow's hair color shows
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Recessive dominance
Speckled dominance
I breed Rose with red flowers and a rose with white flowers. The offspring all have pink flowers. This is known as
Incomplete dominance
Punnett Cross
Codominance
Antidominance
A person who has one recessive allele for a trait, but does not have the trait
Bearer
Transporter
Carrier
Courier
In a pedigree, what symbols represent females?
Squares
Circles
Hexagons
Triangles
In a pedigree, what symbols represent males?
Squares
Triangles
Circles
Octagons
In a pedigree, symbols that are NOT shaded in mean what?
The person does not show the trait and is not a carrier
The person shows/has the trait
The person's history is a blank slate
The person is a carrier
In a pedigree, half shaded in symbols mean what?
The person does not show the trait, and they are not a carrier
The person has the trait
The person has two different colored eyes
The person does not show the trait, but they are a carrier
How many chromosomes are in the body cell of an organism that has a haploid number of 12
6
12
24
48
When Gregor Mendel crossed a tall plant with a short plant, the F1 plants inherited
one allele from each parent
two alleles from each parent
four alleles from each parent
eight alleles from each parent
The scientific study of heredity is called
anatomy
ecology
genetics
biology
What is it called when the male and female gametes produce a zygote?
mitosis
meiosis
fertilization
polymerization
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE or BLEND of both traits.
incomplete dominance
co-dominance
complete dominance
recessive pattern
Skin color, height, body shape and eye color are examples of:
Polygenic Inheritance
Epistasis
heterozygous
codominance
Blood types are an example of
incomplete dominance
sex linked traits
multiple alleles
polygenics
Unlike mitosis, meiosis of a single cell results in the formation of
2 genetically identical cells
2 genetically different cells
4 genetically identical sperm
4 genetically different sperm
What is the genotypic ratio resulting from a homozygous dominant crossed with a heterozygous individual?
0:4:0
1:2:1
2:2:0
1:3:1
Crossing over occurs during meiosis in
prophase I
prophase II
metaphase I
metaphase II
After a cell finishes meiosis I,
2 cells with 23 chromosomes are formed
2 cells with 46 chromosomes are formed
4 cells with 23 chromosomes are formed
4 cells with 46 chromosomes are formed
What happens to the chromosomes number during meiosis?
stays the same
it doubles
it is divided by 2
A situation is which a gene has more than two alleles is known as __________.
multiple alleles
polygenetic
codominance
incomplete dominances
