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WorksheetsMendelian Genetics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is known as the "father of genetics"?
Charles Darwin
Karl Ernst von Baer
Gregor Mendel
Francis Franklin
Alleles (example: H or h) are alternative forms of a gene. How many alleles does a baby guinea pig inherit from their mother?
1
2
23
whichever one is dominant
A HETEROZYGOUS individual would have the genotype:
Hh
hh
HH
Hi
In humans, blue eyes are a recessive trait. What genotype would a blue eyed child have?
BB
Bb
bb
None of the above, brown eyes are dominant.
In pea plants, tall (T) plant alleles are dominant to short (t) plant alleles. If two tall plants (each with the genotype Tt) are crossed, what is the probability that the cross would result in a short pea plant?
25%
50%
75%
100%
Brown eyes (B) are dominant to blue eyes (b). Determine the phenotype for a child with the genotype - Bb
(a)
If tall eyeballs (T) are dominant to short eyeballs (t), give the genotypes that are possible for tall eyeballs.
(a)
Genes determine the characteristics, or __?__, that an individual can have.
chromosomes
cells
genetics
traits
Sections of DNA on a chromosome are called:
nuclei.
RNA.
genes.
traits.
Patrick Star recently married Patti. He is considered a purebred for his tall head shape (T), which is dominant over a short head (t). If Patti is a short-headed woman, what type of heads would their children have? (HINT: do a Punnett Square on a piece of paper)
75% Tall and 25% short
25% Tall and 75% short
50% Tall and 50% short
100% Tall
