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Mendelian Genetics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?
a)
Pea Plant
b)
Pigeons
c)
Pear trees
d)
Photosynthesis
2.
Gregor Mendel is known as the father of _________
a)
Modern Medicine
b)
Father of the Green Revolution
c)
Father of Genetics
d)
The Pea Plant Man
3.

Mendel proposed that traits observed in pea plants resulted from a combination of "factors" inherited from each parent. His description of these "factors" can be considered the first scientific definition of the role of —

a)

ribosomes

b)

meiosis

c)

genes

d)

cell nuclei

4.

Which of the following traits of a dog is inherited from its parents?

a)

the presence of fleas in its fur

b)

the color of its fur

c)

the ability to sit up and beg

d)

the habit of barking to go outside

5.

Start with the P generation with the following genotypes (AA x aa). Based on classical Mendelian inheritance, how will a cross between two homozygous parents, one dominant, one recessive, influence future generations?

a)

The F1 generation will show an even split between the dominant phenotypes and the recessive genotype.

b)

The F1 generation will show the dominant trait and future crosses will continue to produce genotypes expressing the dominant trait.

c)

Although the F1 generation will all show the dominant trait, the offspring will all be heterozygous and increase the chances of future variation.

d)

The F1 generation will show a mix of the dominant phenotype and recessive phenotype and over generations, the recessive trait will increase in number.

6.

A couple has three brown-eyed children. The parents are brown-eyed (Bb). The allele for brown eyes is dominant over the allele for blue eyes. They believe the fourth child they have will be blue-eyed. Which statement below explains what actually will happen?

a)

The couple will have a blue-eyed fourth child.

b)

The couple will have a brown-eyed fourth child.

c)

They have a 75% chance of having a blue-eyed child.

d)

They have a 25% chance of having a blue-eyed child.

7.

Chickens can have different types of feathers. Frizzled feathers curl toward a chicken’s head. Assume that feather type is determined by a single gene and that the allele for frizzled feathers is dominant over the allele for straight feathers. In a cross between two chickens with straight feathers, what percentage of the offspring can be expected to have frizzled feathers?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

8.

In guinea pigs Black fur (B) is dominant to white(b), cross Bb x bb and determine genotypic ratio for offspring

a)

2:2

b)

0:2:2

c)

1:2:1

d)

2:2:0

9.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
10.

Objective #5

(B-brown eyes & b-blue eyes)

Cross (Dad)Bb X (Mom)BB.

List the possible genotypes from this cross.

a)

BB, Bb, bb

b)

BB

c)

BB, Bb

d)

bb,Bb

11.
Round seeds (R) are dominant over wrinkled seeds (r). What percentage of the offspring will be round from the following cross?
RR X Rr
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
12.
In guinea pigs, the allele for short hair is dominant over the allele for long hair.
B = short 
b = long
What genotype would a heterozygous short haired guinea pig have?
a)
BB
b)
bb
c)
Bb
13.
Tomato plants usually have hairy stems. Hairless stems are present in tomato plants that are homozygous recessive for this trait. If the stem characteristics are determined by a single gene, what are the expected phenotype percentages for the offspring of a heterozygous hairy plant and a hairless plant?
a)
100% hairy, 0% hairless
b)
75% hairy, 25% hairless
c)
50% hairy, 50% hairless
d)
25% hairy, 75% hairless
14.

In labrador retrievers the allele for a black coat color (B) is dominant over the allele for a brown coat color (b). If a brown labrador retriever is crossed with a heterozygous black labrador retriever, which of the following genotypic ratios can be expected?

a)

0 BB: 2 Bb: 2 bb

b)

1 BB: 2 Bb: 1 bb

c)

2 BB: 0 Bb: 2 bb

d)

2 BB: 1 Bb: 0 bb

15.
Using the dihybrid cross and key provided, what is the probability of the offspring being tall and white?
a)
9
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
16.
In flowers, purple color is dominant to pink and short is dominant to tall. Cross a flower that is heterozygous for both traits with another flower that is pink and tall. What is the percentage of the flowers being pink and short?
a)
75%
b)
25%
c)
4
d)
1/2
17.
parent 1: GgBB
parent 2: ggBb
Find the gametes for parent 1.
a)
GB, GB, gB, gB
b)
gB, gb, gB, gb
c)
Gg, BB, GB, GB
d)
gg, Bb, gB, gb
18.
What goes in box 1
a)
AbAB
b)
ABAB
c)
abab
d)
AbaB
19.
T4 - What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?
a)
RrYy
b)
RRYY
c)
rryy
d)
RrYY
20.
What is the phenotypic ratio of a dihybrid cross of 2 heterozygous parents?
a)
3:4:3:6
b)
1:2:3:4
c)
9:3:3:1
d)
8:4:3:1