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Meiosis & Mendelian Genetics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which haploid gametes combine is called ____.

a)

interphase

b)

fertilization

c)

genetic variation

d)

synapsis

2.

Meiosis produces ____ in gametes.

a)

enzymes

b)

identical daughter cells

c)

forty-six chromosomes

d)

genetic variation

3.

What process does this figure show?

a)

protein synthesis

b)

replication of DNA

c)

chromosomal segment exchange

d)

mitosis

4.

Homologous chromosomes separate during which phase(s) of meiosis?

a)

interphase

b)

anaphase I

c)

telophase I

d)

interphase and telophase I interphase and telophase I

5.

Diploids contain twice the number of chromosomes found in a single ____.

a)

gamete

b)

zygote

c)

protein molecule

d)

synapse

6.

The observable expression of an allele pair is called a ____.

a)

recessive gene

b)

genotype

c)

monohybrid cross

d)

phenotype

7.

What does the TT represent in this Punnett square?

a)

a genotype consisting of two dominant alleles

b)

a heterozygous trait

c)

a single allele

d)

a genotype consisting of two recessive alleles

8.

Which statement pertains to Mendel's law of segregation?

a)

Homozygous organisms are called hybrids.

b)

Two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis.

c)

Allele pairs are called a genotype.

d)

Dominant traits are visible.

9.

What technique did Mendel use to better understand inherited traits?

a)

removed dominant alleles

b)

cross pollinated same-sex plants

c)

allowed plants to self-fertilize

d)

cross pollinated male and females pea plants

10.

Which of these pertains to Mendel's law of independent assortment?

a)

observable characteristics of a trait

b)

separation of alleles during meiosis

c)

random distribution of alleles

d)

protein production