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Genetics Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

deoxynucleic acid

b)

deoxyribonucleic acid

c)

dinucleotide acid

d)

deutronucleic acid

2.

The two strands of DNA are...

a)

matching

b)

complementary

c)

identical

d)

homologous

3.

Which of these is NOT a part of a nucleotide?

a)

phosphate group

b)

acid

c)

base

d)

sugar group

4.

How many types of bases are found in DNA?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which of these is the correct base pairing for DNA?

a)

A - C

T - G

b)

T - C

A - G

c)

A - G

T - C

d)

A - T

C - G

6.

Which part of the cell contains DNA?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

7.

Which of these is a part of DNA with instructions to build proteins?

a)

non-coding DNA

b)

chromosome

c)

genes

d)

adenine

8.

When the cell is ready to divide, the DNA condenses into...

a)

histones

b)

chromosomes

c)

chromatin

d)

nucleosome

9.

Humans have __ pairs of chromosomes.

a)

44

b)

46

c)

23

d)

22

10.

Different versions of the same gene are called...

a)

alleles

b)

mutations

c)

genes

d)

chromosomes

11.

Which of these is NOT a type of mutation?

a)

substitution

b)

precipitation

c)

deletion

d)

insertion

12.

Which of these terms describes the allele pairing for a gene?

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

13.

When you have one dominant allele and one recessive allele, the genotype will be...

a)

phenotype

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

homozygous dominant

d)

heterozygous

14.

If there are two alleles for a gene (one dominant and one recessive), then how many possible genotypes are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which of these terms describes the expression of the trait seen in individuals?

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

dominant

d)

recessive