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Genetics Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following prefixes means "the same"?

a)

Hetero-

b)

Mono-

c)

Homo-

d)

Di-

2.

A ______________ is the genetic expression of a trait written with 2 alleles

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Trait

d)

Characteristic

3.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

BA

4.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

BA

5.

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

BA

6.

Which of the following genotypes indicates a female who is a carrier for an x-linked trait?

a)

XXXX  

b)

XYXY  

c)

XBXX^BX  

d)

XBXBX^BX^B  

7.

Which of the following genotypes indicates an unaffected male?

a)

XXXX  

b)

XYXY  

c)

XBYX^BY  

d)

XBXBX^BX^B  

8.

A _____________ is a physical representation of a trait.

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

Allele

d)

Trait

9.

Who is the father of genetics?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

James Watson

d)

Albert Einstein

10.

Cross a man who is heterozygous for brown hair and a woman who is homozygous recessive for blonde hair. What % chance does their child have of also having blonde hair?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

11.

Cross two heterozygous tall pea plants. What percent chance does their offspring have of being short?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

12.

Cross a carrier female with a male who has colorblindness. What percent chance do they have of having a son who is also colorblind?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

13.

What is an x-linked trait?

a)

A trait located on the x chromosome

b)

A trait located on the y chromosome

c)

A trait only women can inherit

d)

A trait only men can inherit

14.

What possible sex chromosome(s) will a man "donate" to his children?

a)

Only an X

b)

Only a Y

c)

Either an X or a Y at random

15.

What possible sex chromosome(s) will a woman "donate" to her children?

a)

Only an X

b)

Only a Y

c)

Either an X or a Y at random

16.

Which of the following prefixes means "different"?

a)

Hetero-

b)

Mono-

c)

Homo-

d)

Di-

17.

This biomolecule contains all of your genetic information.

a)

Proteins

b)

DNA

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbs

18.

A specific type of trait located only on the X-chromosome.

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Analogous

d)

X-linked

19.

A distinguishing trait or feature of an individual that is recognizable and helps in identification.

a)

Trait

b)

Characteristic

c)

Gene

d)

Genotype

20.

Genetics is the study of ______

a)

Heredity

b)

Dominance

c)

Genetics

d)

Physicality

21.

2 or more alternative forms of a gene and is often referred to as either dominant or recessive.

a)

Trait

b)

Characteristic

c)

Allele

d)

Gene

22.

An allele that masks all other alleles; will always show when present

a)

Dominant

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Recessive

23.

An allele that is masked by all other alleles; only shows when it's the only one present.

a)

Dominant

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Recessive

24.

Heterozygous genotypes show the ______________ trait

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

25.

A man will always pass on an x-linked disorder to his son.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A woman will always pass an x chromosome to her child.

a)

True

b)

False