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9th Grade Genetics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait designated by two uppercase letters

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

homozygous recessive

2.

If a human has blue eyes, which is a recessive trait, what is the genotype for that trait?

a)

two uppercase B's

b)

B b

c)

two lowercase b's

3.

If a human is heterozygous for brown eyes, what is the genotype?

a)

two uppercase B's

b)

Bb

c)

two lower case b's

4.

The physical expression of a gene is _____

a)

genes

b)

alleles

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

5.

Who is the "father of genetics" ?

a)

Oswald Avery

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Craig Venter

6.

Genetics is the study of _____

a)

ecosystems

b)

life

c)

inheritance

d)

cells

7.

Yellow peas are dominant to green peas. Referring to the Punnet Square, what is the phenotypic ratio?

a)

2:2

b)

3:1

c)

1:2:1

d)

4:0

8.

Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes. What is the genotypic ratio for the Punnet Square?

a)

1:3

b)

1:2:1

c)

3:1

d)

4:0

9.

The allele combinations for a trait

a)

alleles

b)

genes

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

10.

If an individual is heterozygous for a trait, what phenotype will they show?

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

both

d)

none