Worksheetspolygenic inheritance
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The different forms of a gene are called
a)
traits
b)
pollinators
c)
alleles
d)
hybrids
2.
The physical appearance of an organisms is its
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
characteristic
d)
Heterozygous
3.
Examples include skin color and height (the individual's phenotype exists somewhere along a spectrum)
a)
polygenic inheritance
b)
multiple alleles
c)
linked genes
d)
incomplete dominance
4.
having two different alleles of a gene
a)
homozygous
b)
heterzygous
c)
polygenic inheritance
d)
codominance
5.
having the same two alleles of a gene
a)
heterozygous
b)
homozygous
c)
incomplete dominance
d)
codominance
6.
organism’s genetic material
a)
DNA
b)
mutation
c)
cytoplasm
d)
carbohydrate
7.
An example of polygenic inheritance is...
a)
Skin Color
b)
hitch hikers thumb
c)
blood types
8.
Blood type
a)
Inherited
b)
Acquired
9.
A trait that can be hidden.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
trait
trait
c)
dominant
10.
A section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.
a)
trait
b)
gene
c)
chromosome
11.
Who was the scientist that studied pea plants to determine heredity?
a)
Rosalind Franklin
b)
Leroy Jethro Gibbs
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
James Watson
12.
A trait that is located on the X chromosome is called
a)
Multiple alleles
b)
Codominance
c)
Polygenic Inheritance
d)
X-linked traits
13.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
14.
an example of polygenic inheritance is...
a)
height
b)
hitch hikers thumb
c)
blood types
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