WorksheetsMendelian Genetics
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the father of genetics
Gregor Mendel
Demitri Mendeleev
Gregor Punnett
Genome Mendel
Transfer of pollen grains from the male to female reproductive organs in a plant
Gametes
Pollination
Cross-pollination
self-pollination
Reproduction from the male and female parts on the same plant
Gametes
Pollination
Cross-pollination
Self-pollination
Reproduction by the male and female parts on different plants
Gametes
Pollination
Cross-pollination
Self-pollination
Characteristics that are inherited
genes
genome
trait
allele
Different gene forms
genes
genome
traits
alleles
Observed traits of an organism will always be present
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Trait represented by a capital letter
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Trait that would be expressed only if the dominant trait is not present.
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Trait represented by a lower case letter
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Individual with both dominant or both recessive alleles for a trait
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Individual with a dominant and a recessive allele for a trait
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
Individual with identical alleles for a trait
dominant
recessive
purebred
hybrid
Offspring of an parant that has different forms of a trait
dominant
recessive
purebred
hybrid
Outward physical appearance of an organism
phenotype
genotype
genome
gene
Combination of genes in an organism
phenotype
genotype
genome
gene
Individual that carries the recessive allele for a trait but does not display the phenotype
recessive
dominant
carrier
genotype
Original Parents
P1
F1
F2
P2
Offspring of the parents, first generation of offspring
P1
F1
F2
P2
Second generation of offspring
P1
F1
F2
P2
One gene from each gene pair goes into each gamete.
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Dominance
Law of Inheritance
Each gene pair is inherited independently of the gene pairs for other traits
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Dominance
Law of Inheritance
One allele may be dominant to one that is recessive
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Dominance
Law of Inheritance
What genotype parents will lead to an offspring genytypic ratio of 1RR:2Rr:1rr
RR x rr
Rr x rr
RR x Rr
Rr x Rr
If the genotypic ratio is 1RR:2Rr:1rr, and R means that you can roll your tongue what is the phenotypic ratio for tongue roll?
1 tongue roll: 3 no tongue roll
2 tongue roll: 2 no tongue roll
3 tongue roll: 1 no tongue roll
1 tongue roll: 2 possible tongue roll: 1 no tongue roll.
If SpongeBob is heterozygous for his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round, and square shape is dominant to round. What is the genotype of SpongeBob?
Ss
SS
ss
Sr
If SpongeBob is heterozygous for his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round, and square shape is dominant to round. What is the genotype of SpongeSusie?
Ss
SS
ss
Sr
If SpongeBob is heterozygous for his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round, and square shape is dominant to round. What are the chances of their offspring being round?
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
If SpongeBob is homozygous for his square shape, but SpongeSusie is round, and square shape is dominant to round. What is the possibility of their offspring have a square shape?
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
