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Genetics Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of inheritance is shown in this picture?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Multiple Alleles

d)

Homozygous Dominant

2.

What percentage of the offspring will have Type O blood?

(a)  

3.

Through what process are mutations passed to offspring?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Cell Cycle

d)

Genetics

4.

Which statement about mitosis is true?

a)

It creates four daughter cells

b)

It creates two daughter cells that are exact copies of the original

c)

The daughter cells are all genetically different

d)

It produces haploid daughter cells

5.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that we go through Meiosis?

a)

For organism reproduction

b)

To create diverse gametes

c)

To pass on genetic information to offspring

d)

For cell growth and repair

6.

True or False: Sex linked traits are expressed more often in females

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Suzy is having surgery and she will need blood donations. Suzy has Type A blood. Which blood types can Suzy have?

a)

Type A only

b)

Type AB and Type A

c)

Type A and Type O

d)

All Blood Types

8.

If the red organism and the blue organism create a purple offspring, what type of inheritance pattern is that?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Heterozygous dominant

d)

Homozygous dominant

9.

True or False: mutations are a source of genetic variation.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

This individual is phenotypically a...

a)

male

b)

female

11.

Describe this genotype AA

(a)  

12.

If yellow seeds (Y) are dominant to green seeds (y), what is the phenotype of Yy

a)

green and yellow mixed

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

yellow with green spots

13.

What percentage of offspring will be females that are carriers for the colorblind trait?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

0%

d)

100%

14.

What percentage of the offspring will have normal vision?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

15.

Jess has type AB blood and she married Nick who also has type AB blood. What are the possible blood types for their offspring?

a)

Type AB

b)

Type AB

Type A

Type B

c)

Type AB

Type A

Type B

Type O

d)

Type A

Type B

16.

An (a)   is an alternative form of the same gene that is found on the same spot on the chromosomes.

17.

Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), Kleinfelter Syndrome, and Turner's Syndrome are all a result of what?

a)

Meiosis

b)

Codominance

c)

Nondisjunction

d)

Incomplete dominance

18.

Dihybrid crosses are used to show the inheritance of ____ traits that are ______.

a)

two; linked

b)

two; heterozygous

c)

three; homozygous

d)

three; linked

19.

In a dihybrid cross, Parent 1 has the genotype AaRr. What are the possible gametes that you will get from doing the FOIL method?

a)

Aa

Rr

Ar

AR

b)

AR

AR

ar

ar

c)

AR

Ar

aR

ar

d)

AaRr

aArR

20.

Blood type is codominant and ____________________.

a)

heterozygous

b)

incomplete dominant

c)

multiple allelic

21.

People with Type O blood can donate to all other blood types because there is no ________ on their surface. However, they can only receive _________ back.

a)

Antigens;

Type AB

b)

Antigens;

Type O

c)

Proteins;

Type O

d)

Proteins;

Type AB

22.

A dog breeder crossed a black dog with a brown dog, expecting to get 50% black and 50% brown puppies. However, she got all brown dogs. What could be the explanation for this happening?

a)

The black dog didn't really have black fur.

b)

The brown allele is dominant.

c)

The black allele is dominant.

d)

She bred the dogs incorrectly.

23.

In humans, if curly hair (W) is dominant to straight hair (w), what genotype would a heterozygous curly haired individual have?

a)

WW

b)

Ww

c)

ww

d)

wW

24.

What is the phenotypic ratio for this dihybrid cross?

a)

9/16 round, yellow

3/16 round, green

3/16 wrinkled, yellow

1/16 wrinkled, green

b)

7/16 round, yellow

4/16 round, green

5/16 wrinkled, yellow

0/16 wrinkled, green

c)

9/16 round, yellow

3/16 green, round

d)

3/16 wrinkled, yellow

1/16 wrinkled, green

25.

This is an example of (a)  

26.

True or False: codominance is when two traits combine to make an intermediate phenotype (ex: red x white flowers make a pink flower)

a)

True

b)

False