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Vocabulary Quiz Week 22 Day 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which of the following describes an autosome?

a)

all chromosomes besides X and Y

b)

chromosomes with a mutation

c)

X and Y chromosomes

d)

chromosomes that we have 3 copies of

2.

mistakes in which process can result in incorrect chromosomes passed on to offspring?

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

differentiation

d)

fertilization

3.

we assume sex-linked traits

a)

are carried on the X chromosome

b)

are carried on autosome

c)

are always dominant

4.

which of the following defines punnett squares?

a)

determine the exact outcomes that will happen if two parents have a child

b)

show the PROBABILITY of a particular offspring being created

c)

show genetic mutations

5.

which of the following correctly describes incomplete dominance?

a)

an offspring with a mutation

b)

the phenotype is intermediate between two traits

c)

neither allele masks the other one

d)

an offspring shows no trait

6.

Which genotype keeps recessive traits in the population?

a)

homozygous recessive

b)

heterozygous carriers

c)

homozygous dominant

7.

which of the following is a genotype?

a)

Aa

b)

yellow petals

c)

stem height

8.

A child has a homozygous recessive genotype. What are the alleles they carry?

a)

hemophilia

b)

aa

c)

Aa

d)

AA

9.

Which of the following defines phenotype?

a)

the trait coded for by alleles

b)

the chromosomes we inherit from our parents

c)

the alleles for a particular gene

10.

Which of the following correctly describes autosomal recessive disorders?

a)

affect mainly males

b)

carried on x chromosome

c)

require two recessive alleles to show phenotype

11.

what is an allele?

a)

a step in meiosis

b)

a form of a gene

c)

a type of chromosome