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Genetics Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
2.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
3.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
4.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
5.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
6.
One form of a gene is called_______________
a)
a DNA
b)
a Phenotype
c)
a trait
d)
an allele
7.
Brown fur color is dominant over black fur color. Which of the following is the actual genotype of ALL of the offspring in the next generation of this cross for fur color?
AA x aa
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
brown fur
8.
 Recessive alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
9.
The "Father of Genetics"
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Gregor Mendel
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Robert Hooke
10.
The observable traits of an organism are known as its
a)
allele
b)
dominance
c)
phenotype
d)
genotype
11.

The variety of genes and alleles that exist in organisms

a)

independent assortment

b)

chromosomal abnormalities

c)

genetic diversity

d)

mutations

12.

This law describes how each member of a homologous pair is pulled randomly to one side or another in anaphase I

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Mathematical Order

13.

This law describes how each homologous pair separates independently of any other pairs during Anaphase I of meiosis

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Mathematical Order

14.
An allele is
a)
another word for a gene
b)
a homozygous genotype
c)
a heterozygous genotype
d)
one of several possible forms of a gene
15.

If your genotype is Bb, then you can only pass a B or b to your child but you can't pass both.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

16.

genotype

a)

the allele combination of an organism

b)

different forms of genes

c)

alleles for traits are the same

d)

factors that determine traits

17.

Dominant alleles are represented with a:

a)

capital letter

b)

lower case letter

c)

shape

d)

symbol