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Review Genetics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To study the inheritance of traits Gregor Mendel used __

a)

tomato plants

b)

small shrubs

c)

pea plants

d)

various grasses

2.

Mendel controlled the pollination of his pea plants in order to produce plants that were __

a)

different every time

b)

hybrids

c)

recessive

d)

true breeding

3.

When Mendel crossed true breeding purple flowered plants with true breeding white flowered plants all of the offspring were purple because __

a)

the allele for white flowers is dominant

b)

The allele for purple flowers is dominant

c)

The allele for purple is recessive

d)

Purple is a better color for the plant

4.

Mendel's initial cross (the parent cross) produced offspring referred to as the

a)

F1

b)

F2

c)

P1

d)

P2

5.

G- Green

g - yellow

If a cross produces 3 plants with Green pods and 1 plant with yellow pods the genotype of the parents is __

a)

unknown

b)

heterozygous

c)

both recessive

d)

homozygous

6.

The unit of inheritance that is responsible for a character or trait.

a)

Allele

b)

Chromosome

c)

Gene

d)

Chromatid

7.

An allele that is fully expressed in an organism's appearance is __

a)

unusual

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

d)

dominant

8.

Looking at this flower you can see it's ___

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

karyotype

d)

pedigree

9.

Looking at #2 in the picture, the alleles are ___

a)

Heterozygous dominant

b)

Homozygous dominant

c)

Homozygous recessive

10.

Which of the following is an example of an abbreviation of an individual's genotype in a monohybrid trait ?

a)

TtBb

b)

Tt

c)

Tall

d)

Tb

11.

The abbreviation of an individual's genotype in a dihybrid trait would be which of the following?

a)

TtBb

b)

AA

c)

Tall and brown

d)

Tb

12.

A possible abbreviation of the genotype for a GAMETE of an organism for a monohybrid trait would be which of the following?

a)

TtBb

b)

A

c)

TB

d)

AA

13.

A possible abbreviation for the genotype of a GAMETE of an organism for a dihybrid trait would be which of the following?

a)

TtBb

b)

A

c)

TB

d)

AA

14.

T-tall

t- short

If the parent cross is TT x tt the probability that the F1 will be tall is ___

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

15.

T-tall

t- short

The probability that the F2 from the previous cross will be tall is ___ ( P1 cross is TT x tt F1 cross is Tt x Tt) )

*asking about F2

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

16.

G- Green

g - yellow

In a cross between GG x Gg which is true about the probability of the offspring?

a)

50% will be yellow

b)

100% will be yellow

c)

100% will be Green

d)

50% will be Green

17.

Which of the following is/are true about Punnett squares?

Choose all that apply.

a)

It will show the possible genotypes of the offspring

b)

it will show the alleles in the gametes of each parent

c)

it shows all the possible results of a genetic cross

d)

it shows the actual genotypes of the offspring

18.

F1 offspring are crossed to produce F2 offspring with a 3:1 ratio of dominant to recessive. This illustrates which of Mendel's Laws?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Punnett

19.

In gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other's inheritance. This illustrates which of Mendel's Laws?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Punnett

20.

T-Tall R-round

t - short r- wrinkled

Which gametes would be produced by a heterozygous tall, wrinkled plant?

a)

TR, Tr, tR, tt

b)

Tr, tr

c)

TtRr

d)

TR, Tr, tr

21.

T-Tall

t - short

R-round

r- wrinkled

How many types of gametes would be produced by a plant that is heterozygous tall and heterozygous round?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16

22.

T-Tall

t - short

R-round

r- wrinkled

What is the phenotypic ratio of a cross between two heterozygous tall and heterozygous round plants?

a)

10:2:2:2

b)

8:4:2:2

c)

9:3:3:1

d)

8:8

23.

Which cross best illustrates Mendel's Law of Dominance

a)

TtRr x TtRr

b)

TTRR x ttrr

c)

TT x tt

d)

TR x tr

24.

Which cross best illustrates Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment

a)

TtRr x TtRr

b)

TTRR x ttrr

c)

TT x tt

d)

TR x tr

25.

A black chicken (BB) crossed with a white chicken (WW) produces all checkered chickens. This type of inheritance is known as __

a)

Multiple alleles

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Polyploidy

26.

A cross that results in the blending of the traits of the two parents is an example of __

a)

Multiple alleles

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Polyploidy

27.

Most sex-linked traits are found on the __ chromosome.

a)

Both the X and the Y chromosome

b)

Y chromosome

c)

X chromosome

d)

all chromosomes, it takes all of them for the trait to be expressed

28.

Colorblindness is an example of a disorder that is more common in males than females because ___

a)

the allele is on the Y chromosome

b)

it is passed from father to daughter

c)

the allele for colorblindness is recessive and found on the X chromosome

d)

males get the alleles from both their mother and their father

29.

If a phenotypically normal woman (who's parents are both phenotypically normal) has a brother with hemophilia what is the probability that she is a carrier for that allele?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

e)

Not enough information to answer

30.

What is the genotype of person I-1?

E- Free earlobes

e - attached earlobes

a)

EE or Ee

b)

Ee

c)

ee

d)

EE

31.

Who is the youngest female in generation III?

E- Free earlobes

e - attached earlobes

a)

III- 1

b)

III-5

c)

III -3

32.

A person's blood type is an example of _

a)

Codominance

b)

Pleiotropy

c)

Multiple alleles

d)

Both codominance and multiple alleles

33.

A trait that is controlled by multiple genes is an example of a ___ trait

a)

monogenic

b)

Pleiotropic

c)

Polygenic

d)

Multiple allele

34.

People affected with the hereditary disorder Marfans syndrome are unusually tall, have thin fingers and toes and heart problems. All of these can be traced back to the mutation of a single gene. This illustrates which type of inheritance?

a)

Pleiotropic

b)

Polygenic

c)

Multiple alleles

d)

Inbreeding

35.

Can a woman with type A blood and a man with type B blood have a child with type O blood?

a)

Yes if they are IAIA and IBIB

b)

Probably not

c)

Yes if they are IAio and IBio

d)

Yes if they are IAIA and IBio

36.

When trying to determine the genotype of an organism that is dominant for a trait you can cross the unknown dominant with recessive. This is called a/an___

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Test cross

c)

Mendel's 1st law

d)

genetic engineering

37.

Chromosomes #1-#22 in humans are referred to as __. Choose all that apply.

a)

Autosomes

b)

Sex- chromosomes

c)

Body chromosomes

d)

recessive