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Genetics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

AA

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

heterozygous dominant

d)

homozygous recessive

2.

aa

a)

heterozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

homozygous dominant

d)

phenotype

3.

Aa

a)

dominant

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

recessive

d)

heterozygous

4.

Version or possible form of a trait

a)

genotype

b)

allele

c)

heredity

d)

genetics

5.

Passing traits on from organisms to offspring

a)

heredity

b)

gene

c)

phenotype

d)

allele

6.

Smallest piece of DNA. Chemical factors that determine traits.

a)

genotype

b)

trait

c)

gene

d)

heredity

7.

father of modern genetics

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

James Watson

d)

Rosalind Franklin

8.

The genetic makeup of an organism (EE, Xx, mm, rr)

a)

allele

b)

codominant

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

9.

Study of heredity

a)

inheritance

b)

meiosis

c)

genetics

d)

gene

10.

Allele that needs only ONE copy to be expressed. It "hides" or "covers up" the other allele.

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

heterozygous

d)

incomplete dominance

11.

The physical appearance of an organism (eye color, height, freckles)

a)

phenotype

b)

gene

c)

genotype

d)

homozygous

12.

Allele that needs TWO copies to be expressed.

a)

trait

b)

heredity

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

13.

How much DNA do humans inherit from each parent?

a)

25%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

25%

14.

In a heterozygous organism, the dominant allele will mask the recessive one. The organism will show the dominant trait.

a)

law of motion

b)

principal of dominance

c)

law of independent assortment

d)

law of codominance

15.

Both dominant traits can be seen in an organism

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

genotype

d)

heterozygous

16.

Two dominant traits blend/combine to form a new trait

a)

homozygous

b)

codominant

c)

principle of dominance

d)

incomplete dominance

17.

What is the percentage of the Aa genotype that will result from this cross?

a)

25%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

0%

18.

What is the percent chance of the aa genotype resulting from this cross?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

19.

What is this cross an example of?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

Punnett square

d)

Mendelian genetics

20.

What is this cross an example of?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

crossing over

d)

principle of dominance