WorksheetsIGCSE Inheritance
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 54mins
What term is given to an organism that carries two identical alleles of a gene
heterozygous
homozygous
dominant
recessive
What term is given to an organism that carries two different alleles of a gene
homozygous
dominant
heterozygous
recessive
What term is used to describe the observable features that an organism has due to the alleles that it carries?
genotype
inheritance
phenotype
dominant characteristic
What word is used to describe a version of a gene?
genotype
phenotype
allele
chromosome
Which of the following is true of a dominant allele?
I. it is always expressed if it is present
II. two copies are needed to show its feature
III. it always causes a genetic disease
I only
I and II only
II only
I and III only
When carrying out a test cross, what is the organism of unknown genotype always crossed with?
homozygous dominant (e.g. RR)
heterozygous (e.g. Rr)
homozygous recessive (e.g. rr)
all three of these can be used
Cystic fibrosis is a lung disease caused by a recessive allele, c.
Two healthy parents produce a child with cystic fibrosis.
Which of the following statements must be true?
One parent must be homozygous and the other must be heterozygous
Both parents must be homozygous
One parent must be homozygous and the other must be heterozygous
Both parents must be heterozygous
Albinism is a genetic condition caused by a recessive allele, a.
People with this condition are called albinos. They have white hair and pale skin.
What is the probability of two parents who are heterozygous for this condition producing an albino child?
0%
25%
50%
75%
How many alleles for each gene are carried in all body cells?
1
2
3
4
A man of genotype IAIo and woman of genotype IBIo have a child.
What is the chance that the child will have the same blood group as one of its parents?
0
1 in 4
1 in 2
3 in 4
Which of the following statements are true of codominance?
I. Both alleles are expressed in a person who is heterozygous
II. More than two phenotypes are usually possible
III. The ABO blood group system is an example of it
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
A plant has two different alleles of a gene, G, resulting in it having a green seed.
Which row of the table describes the phenotype and genotype of the seeds of this plant?
A
B
C
D
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.
What conclusion can be made about this genetic disease?
The genetic disorder is dwarfism
It is caused by a dominant allele
It is caused by a recessive allele
It is caused by codominant alleles
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.
It is caused by a recessive allele, h.
What conclusion can be made about the people in the chart?
Peri must have the genotype HH
Sarah Jane must have the genotype Hh
Steven must have at least one H allele
Martha and Ian must have the genotype Hh
Which of the following genotypes are possible for a person of blood group A?
I. IA IA
II. IA IB
III. IA IO
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Night-blindness is a genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele.
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of this disorder in a family.
Person X marries someone with normal sight.
What is the probability of them having a child with night blindness?
0%
50%
75%
100%
Coat colour in a certain mammal is determined by two codominant alleles of a gene.
Allele B produces a black coat and allele W produces a white coat.
What would you expect the phenotype to be of a mammal who is heterozygous for this gene?
Black only
White only
Black spots and white spots
Grey
In a certain plant, the allele fo white fruit (W) is dominant over the allele for yellow fruit (w).
A white-fruited plant was crossed with a yellow-fruited plant.
About half of the offspring were white-fruited and the other half were yellow-fruited.
Which genotypes did the parent plants have?
ww and www
Ww and ww
WW and ww
WW and Ww
