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Genetics / Pedigree Chart

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dominant Homozygous is represented by

a)

RR

b)

Rr

2.

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

a)

Heredity

b)

molecule

c)

Hybrid

3.

Who was the father of genetics

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Issac Newton

c)

Gregor Mendel

4.

which is heterozygous ?

a)

Tt

b)

TT

5.

Which is homozygous ?

a)

Zz

b)

SS

6.

the genetic makeup of an organism

a)

heterozygous

b)

punnet square

c)

genotype

7.

One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as ear-lobes

a)

allele

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

8.

an organism's appearance or other detectable characteristic

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

9.

What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the trait of tallness?

a)

0 in 4

b)

1 in 4

c)

2 in 4

10.

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

a)

Tt

b)

TT

c)

tt

11.

A recessive allele is represented by a ______ letter.

a)

lower-case

b)

capital

12.

A dominant allele is represented by a ______ letter.

a)

lower-case

b)

capital

13.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

14.

Tt is-

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

15.

Gregor Mendel investigated ______ characteristics of pea plants

a)

46

b)

7

c)

14

16.

The physical appearance or the way a gene looks is known as it's....

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

17.

The mathematical chance that something will happen is known as...

a)

absolute

b)

luck

c)

probability

18.

The different forms of genes are known as

a)

environment

b)

probability

c)

alleles

19.

Two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred). BB or bb

a)

homozygous

b)

hetrozygous

20.

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

a)

lowercase letter

b)

capital letter

21.

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

a)

predators to prey

b)

parents to offspring

22.
Which is a true statements about this picture?
a)
Brown is recessive
b)
Brown is dominant
c)
Blue is dominant
23.

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

24.

What you see, or the physical appearance.

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Homozygous

25.
How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?
a)
1
b)
2
26.

How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

27.

Dominant or recessive?

bb

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

28.

Dominant or recessive?

Bb

a)

Dominant

b)

recessive

29.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
30.
Look at the Punnett Square. What's the probability of having the recessive offspring?
a)
75%
b)
50%
c)
25%
31.

What are the parents' genotypes?

a)

Homozygous for brown eyes

b)

Heterozygous for brown eyes

32.

What did Gregor Mendel use to discover the principles that rule heredity?

a)

Pea Plant

b)

Pear trees

33.

Gregor Mendel was born in what country

a)

Italy

b)

Austria

34.

How many traits did Mendel study in his pea plants?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

35.

An organism's appearance is its...

a)

genotype.

b)

phenotype.

36.

In a pedigree chart, a male is represented by a

a)

circle

b)

square

37.

In a pedigree chart, a female is represented by a

a)

circle

b)

square

38.

A heterozygous genotype is represented by a(n) ____________ circle or square.

a)

fully shaded

b)

half-shaded

39.

If the male or female does not have the trait listed in the pedigree chart, then the circle or square is _________________.

a)

empty

b)

fully shaded

c)

half-shaded

40.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
41.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
3
b)
4
42.
In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
43.
How many females are in this pedigree?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
7
44.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
45.

How many daughters did the mother and father from the first generation have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5