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Genetics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Genotype or Phenotype: Freckles

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

2.

Genotype or Phenotype: Black hair

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

3.

Genotype or Phenotype: ff

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

4.

Homozygous or Heterozygous: ff

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

5.

Homozygous or Heterozygous: Ff

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

6.

The heterozygous DOMINANT trait of dimples?

a)

DD

b)

dd

c)

Dd

7.

A mom with the heterozygous gene for Widows peak and a father with the heterozygous gene for Widows peak: odds their baby HAS a widow's peak?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

8.

A mom with a dominant HOMOZYGOUS gene of a hitchhiker's thumb and a dad with a homozygous recessive gene for a straight thumb. What is the baby's phenotype?

a)

50% straight thumb

b)

100% Hitchhiker's Thumb

c)

25% Hitchhiker's Thumb

9.
A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring
a)
inherited trait
b)
chromosome
c)
pedigree
d)
DNA
10.
The hidden form of an inherited trait
a)
dominant trait
b)
recessive trait
c)
purebred
d)
hybrid
11.

In a Punnett square, a lower case letter stands for a ____________ allele.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

12.

In animals, shaggy fur is dominant to short fur. According to the genotypes shown, what percent of offspring will have short fur?

a)

0

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75

e)

100

13.
What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the trait of tallness? 
a)
0 in 4
b)
1 in 4
c)
2 in 4
d)
4 in 4
14.

If a black guinea pig (BB) and a white guinea pig (bb) mate, there is a ______ chance that a white guinea pig will be born.

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%