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Genes + Alleles

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A portion of DNA that codes for a trait

a)

Gene

b)

DNA

c)

Allele

d)

Genotype

2.

Genetic material that consists of sugar, phosphate, & nitrogenous bases adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine

a)

Gene

b)

DNA

c)

Allele

d)

Trait

3.

A specific form of a gene

a)

Allele

b)

Gene

c)

DNA

d)

Phenotype

4.

Alleles are always represented by letters & they are always paired.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An example of a gene is _______, while an example of an allele is _______.

a)

Hair color; brown hair

b)

Brown hair; hair color

c)

Eye color; height

d)

Genotype; phenotype

6.

The alleles someone has for a particular gene

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

DNA

d)

Heritable

7.

The physical appearance of a person or organism

a)

Phenotype

b)

Genotype

c)

DNA

d)

Heritable

8.

A dominant allele is

a)

Represented by a capital letter

b)

Represented by a lower case letter

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

9.

A recessive allele is

a)

Represented by a lower case letter

b)

Represented by an upper case letter

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

10.

Brown hair is an example of a

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

11.

Aa is an example of a

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

12.

You need ______ of the dominant allele (A) to show the dominant phenotype.

a)

one copy (AA or Aa)

b)

two copies (AA only)

c)

no copies

d)

DNA

13.

You need ______ of the recessive allele (a) to show the recessive phenotype.

a)

two copies (aa only)

b)

one copy (aa and Aa)

c)

no copies

d)

DNA