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Worksheets90948: Genetics revision
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
An example of a homozygous recessive genotype is...
Aa
AA
aa
An example of a homozygous dominant genotype is...
Aa
AA
aa
An example of a heterozygous genotype is...
Aa
AA
aa
Which word matches the description: the combination of alleles an organism has for a gene
Genotype
Phenotype
Karyotype
Prototype
Which word matches the description: the expression of the combination of alleles an organism has for a gene
Genotype
Phenotype
Karyotype
Prototype
Which word matches the description: the number and type of chromosomes contained within an organism's cells
Genotype
Phenotype
Karyotype
Prototype
Which word matches the description: a section of DNA that codes for a protein
Gene
Allele
Chromosome
DNA
Which word matches the description: a different version of a section of DNA that codes for a protein
Gene
Allele
Chromosome
DNA
Which word matches the description: a threadlike structure made of nucleic acids and proteins found within the nucleus of an organism's cells
Gene
Allele
Chromosome
DNA
Which word matches the description: a molecule made of nucleotides that carries the code for making proteins
Gene
Allele
Chromosome
DNA
Which of the following correctly describes the ways that the bases of DNA pair up in the double helix structure?
AC, GT
AG, CT
AT, GC
CA, GT
Which word matches the description: an alternation in the base sequence of DNA (which may or may not lead to a change in the phenotype of an organism)
Mutation
Variation
Meiosis
Mitosis
Which word matches the description: the differences between the individuals of a species
Mutation
Variation
Meiosis
Mitosis
Which word matches the description: the type of cell division that produces gametes
Mutation
Variation
Meiosis
Mitosis
Which word matches the description: the type of cell division that produces somatic cells
Mutation
Variation
Meiosis
Mitosis
An individual has a mutation. Which type of mutation will be passed to an individual's offspring?
Germ-line mutation
Silent mutation
Somatic mutation
Point mutation
What is the genotype of individual 1?
Unaffected (A) is dominant to affected (a)
AA
Aa
AA or Aa
aa
What is the genotype of individual 2?
Unaffected (A) is dominant to affected (a)
AA
Aa
AA or Aa
aa
What is the genotype of individual 3?
Unaffected (A) is dominant to affected (a)
AA
Aa
AA or Aa
aa
What is the genotype of individual 6?
Unaffected (A) is dominant to affected (a)
AA
Aa
AA or Aa
aa
What is the genotype of individual 4?
Unaffected (A) is dominant to affected (a)
AA
Aa
AA or Aa
aa
What is the genotype of individual 5?
Unaffected (A) is dominant to affected (a)
AA
Aa
AA or Aa
aa
What is the genotype of individual 1?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 3?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 4?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 13?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 14?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 15?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 16?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 2?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 5?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 6?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 7?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 8?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 10?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 11?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 12?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 9?
Piebald (H) is dominant to normal (h)
HH
Hh
HH or Hh
hh
What is the genotype of individual 1?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 3?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 5?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 6?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 7?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 8?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 14?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 2?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 4?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 11?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 12?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 9?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 10?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
What is the genotype of individual 13?
Affected (F) is dominant to unaffected (f)
FF
Ff
FF or Ff
ff
When doing a test cross, an individual should be bred with a...
Homozygous dominant individual
Heterozygous individual
Homozygous recessive individual
Any individual
A test cross is to used to confirm whether an individual's genotype is ... or ... (select 2)
Homozygous dominant
Heterozygous
Homozygous recessive
Any genotype
Which of the following form new alleles?
Mutations
Crossing over
Independent assortment
Random fertilisation
Which of the following form new combinations of alleles?
Mitosis
Crossing over
Independent assortment
Random fertilisation
How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis?
1
2
3
4
How many daughter cells are produced from mitosis?
1
2
3
4
Which type of reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Which type of reproduction produces offspring that are genetically different to the parent?
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Which type of reproduction better protects a population of a species again environmental changes?
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Which type of reproduction is typically faster, allowing for a population of a species to increase quickly?
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Crossing over occurs during meiosis. Which division does this occur prior to?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Gametes are...
Haploid
Triploid
Diploid
Polyploid
Human somatic cells are...
Haploid
Diploid
Triploid
Polyploid
Brown hair is an example of...
A genotype
A phenotype
An allele
A gene
An individual being homozygous recessive for a trait is an example of...
A genotype
A phenotype
An allele
A gene
