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ADVBIO Genetics Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two alleles are different

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

co-dominant

d)

dihybrid

2.

Two alleles are the same

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

co-dominant

d)

dihybrid

3.

A homozygous individual would have a genotype of

a)

gray

b)

RW

c)

AA

d)

Aa

4.

If their offspring is pink, and the parents are red and white, which pattern of inheritance does this represent?

a)

sex-linked inheritance

b)

simple dominance

c)

co-dominance

d)

incomplete dominance

5.

A dihybrid cross involves how many traits?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

A heterozygous individual would have a genotype of

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

XhXh

d)

AABB

7.

What percentage of the offspring will have recessive homozygous genotypes?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

8.

What percentage will have homozygous dominant genotypes?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

9.

What percentage will have heterozygous genotypes?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

10.

What percentage will be tall offspring if B=tall and b=short?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

11.

Which is the correct phenotypic % for the following Punnett square if T=tall and t=short

a)

100% tall

b)

100% short

c)

50% tall, 50% short

d)

75% tall, 25% short

12.

Complex inheritance pattern that occurs when neither allele is dominant and both alleles are expressed

a)

simple dominance

b)

sex-linked trait

c)

co-dominance

d)

incomplete dominance

13.

A characteristic, such as red-green color blindness, controlled by genes usually on the X chromosome

a)

simple dominance

b)

sex-linked trait

c)

co-dominance

d)

incomplete dominance

14.

A complex inheritance pattern that occurs when neither allele is dominant and both alleles are expressed

a)

simple dominance

b)

sex-linked trait

c)

co-dominance

d)

incomplete dominance

15.

organism homozygous for a specific trait

a)

recessive

b)

purebred

c)

hybrid

d)

dominant

16.

organism heterozygous for a specific trait

a)

recessive

b)

purebred

c)

hybrid

d)

dominant

17.

Different forms of a gene are called

a)

alleles

b)

traits

c)

genotypes

d)

chromosomes

18.

If there is a cross of a red and white chicken, and the trait is co-dominant, what will be the result?

a)

a pink chicken

b)

a red and white chicken

c)

a red chicken

d)

a white chicken

19.

Normal humans have 46 chromosomes in their somatic cells. How many chromosomes do the gametes have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

12

d)

92

20.

How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

4

d)

2

21.

This is a pedigree that follows blue eyes which is a recessive trait. What is the genotype of the father in generation 1?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

A?- cannot determine

22.

This is a pedigree that follows blue eyes which is a recessive trait. What are the genotypes of II-1 and II-2?

a)

Aa, AA

b)

aa, aa

c)

AA, AA

d)

Aa, Aa

23.

parent 1: GgBB

Find the gametes for parent 1 for a dihybrid cross.

a)

GB, GB, gB, gB

b)

gB, gb, gB, gb

c)

Gg, BB, GB, GB

d)

gg, Bb, gB, gb

24.

Cross two homozygous plants

(RRYY x rryy)

R = round seeds, r = wrinkled seeds Y = yellow seeds, y = green seeds

What percent will have Round and Yellow seeds?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

25.

A white mouse with red eyes is crossed with a black mouse with brown eyes. The white mouse is recessive for both of its traits. The black mouse is dominant for both of its traits.

This cross would be

a)

BBEE x bbee

b)

BBEe x BbEe

c)

BbEE x BbEe

d)

BBee x BBEE

26.
In pea plants, the tall allele is dominant to the short allele. What key would demonstrate this?
a)
Tall = T
Short = S
b)
Tall = T
Short = t
c)
Tall = t
Short = T
d)
Tall = TT
Short = tt
27.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
28.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
29.

B = brown eyes

b = blue eyes

One brother has genotype BB and the other brother has genotype Bb.

Which statement is true about these two brothers?

a)

They have same phenotype and genotype

b)

They have different phenotypes and genotypes

c)

They have same phenotype, but different genotypes

d)

They have different phenotypes, but the same genotype

30.

Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive disorder. If the daughter of a couple is colorblind, what are the two possible genotypes of her mother?

a)

XAXA and XAXa

b)

XAXA and XaXa

c)

XAXa and XaXa

d)

Cannot be determined

31.

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?

a)

XHXh

b)

XhXh

c)

XHXH

d)

XhY

32.

KEY:

Type A= AA or AO

Type B = BB or BO

Type AB = AB

Type O = OO

If two parents have type AB blood, what is the probability that their child will have type O blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

33.

KEY:

Type A= AA or AO

Type B = BB or BO

Type AB = AB

Type O = OO


If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

34.

Which factor can affect the epigenome?

a)

nutrition

b)

exercise

c)

stress

d)

all of these factors can affect the epigenome

35.

Which describes why the twins shown are not exactly alike?

a)

Mutations occured to change traits

b)

Epigenetic changes were caused by environmental factors

c)

The twins have different DNA

d)

The twins are identical.

36.
What is the mode of inheritance shown here?
a)
Autosomal Dominant
b)
Autosomal Recessive
c)
Sex Linked Recessive
37.
What is the mode of inheritance shown here?
a)
Autosomal Dominant
b)
Autosomal Recessive
c)
Sex Linked
38.
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
39.
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
40.
What is the relationship between person I 1 and III 2?
a)
Father and Son
b)
Father and Daughter
c)
Grandfather and Granddaughter
d)
Uncle and Niece