WorksheetsMendel and genetics
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 36mins
Who is known as the "Father of Genetics" for the work he did with pea plants?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
What is an allele?
a chemical found in DNA
a certain form of a gene that can be recessive or dominant
a physical trait
a pair of chromosomes
A dominant allele.....
is expressed half of the time
is never expressed
is expressed in homozygous dominant and heterozygous individuals
is only expressed in homozygous individuals
If two white mice are bred together (white fur is a recessive trait), what must be true of their offspring?
they will all be white
they could be either white or black
they will all be black
they are likely to be half white and half black
What term denotes the physical expression of a gene?
genotype
phenotype
appearance
homologous
Which of the following would produce a recessive phenotype?
hh
Rr
Ww
BB
Which of the these is homozygous?
gg
Yy
Nn
Ee
What organism did Mendel study?
pea plants
onions
mice
cats
Which of the following is a genetic trait?
time
temperature
eye color
diet
