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Chapter 5 Genetics

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A blue flower and a red flower were cross pollinated to make a purple flower. What is this an example of?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

2.

Which term describes an organism's genetic material?

a)

DNA

b)

Pedigree

c)

Amino Acid

3.

A white cow and a brown cow breed to make a brown and white spotted cow. What is this an example of?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

mutation

4.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

a)

alleles

b)

gene

c)

heredity

5.

Occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

homogenic inheritance

c)

mutations

6.

When two different breeds within same species breed

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

twins

d)

pedigree

7.

A section of a chromosome with genetic information for one trait

a)

gene

b)

RNA

c)

chromosome

d)

allele

8.

Displays the phenotypes of genetically related family members

a)

hybrid

b)

Punnett Square

c)

pedigree

9.

Different forms of a gene that can be dominant or recessive

a)

chromosomes

b)

alleles

c)

hybrid crosses

10.

A change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene

a)

mutation

b)

purebred

c)

translation

11.

Having two of the same alleles of a gene. Example: BB

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

12.

Having two different alleles of a gene. Example: Bb

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

13.

The process of making RNA from DNA

a)

translation

b)

transcription

14.

The process of making proteins from RNA

a)

translation

b)

transcription