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GENETICS

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
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1.

A strand of DNA with the sequence A A C T T G will have a complimentary strand with the following sequence:

a)

CCAGGT

b)

AACTTG

c)

TTCAAG

d)

TTGAAC

2.

Carriers of the colour-blindness trait include:

a)

. Men who are heterozygous for the trait

b)

Men who are homozygous for the trait.

c)

Women who are heterozygous for the trait

d)

Women who are homozygous for the trait

3.

. Genetic traits of seeds are noted as follows:

L = long, l = short W = wrinkled, w = smooth Y = yellow, y = white R = ribbed, r = grooved

Which of the following is the genotype for a short, wrinkled, yellow, grooved seed?

a)

llWwYYrr

b)

LLWWyYRr

c)

LlWwYYRr

d)

llWwyyrr

4.

Mendel discovered principles of inheritance because he:

a)

Observed simultaneously all of the many characteristics in which the parents differed.

b)

Believed that the hereditary characteristics of two individuals became thoroughly blended in the offspring.

c)

Ignored all characteristics except a few markedly contrasting ones in which he studied.

d)

Studied only the offspring obtained from a single mating.

5.

If one parent has type A blood and the other parent has type B blood, what blood type will the offspring denoted by the white square and circle have?

a)

Type A.

b)

Type B.

c)

Type O.

d)

Type AB.

6.

. Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive trait in humans. If a father and a son are both hemophiliacs, but the mother is normal, her genotype must be:

a)

X H X h

b)

X h X h

c)

X HX H

d)

X hY

7.

An example of alleles is:

a)

T and t.

b)

. AB and Tt.

c)

TT and Tt.

d)

X and Y.

8.

An example of a genotype is

a)

A tall pea plant

b)

. R and r.

c)

Hemophiliac

d)

. TtHH.

9.
What is the percentage of homozygous recessive offspring?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
10.
What is the percentage of a homozyogus dominant offspring?
a)
75%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
0%
11.
What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?
a)
RrYy
b)
RRYY
c)
rryy
d)
RrYY
12.

Snap dragon color is an incompletely dominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What color are flowers that are Rr?

a)

Red

b)

Red and White

c)

White

d)

Pink

13.
What type of inheritance is shown?
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
c)
codominance
d)
sex-linked
14.
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait.  A pink flower (Rr) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What is the phenotype ratio expected 
a)
50% White: 50% Pink
b)
50: Red : 50% White
c)
25% Red : 50% Pink : 25% White
d)
100% Pink
15.
What percentage of the offspring will have this recessive disease?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
16.

Which statement is true about X-linked genes?

a)

The male needs two copies of the gene but will express the trait regardless of whether the alleles are dominant or recessive.

b)

The male needs two copies of the gene but will express the trait only if both alleles are dominant.

c)

The male needs only one copy of the gene and will express the trait regardless of whether the allele is dominant or recessive.

d)

The male needs only one copy of the gene but will express the trait only if the allele is dominant.

17.
Which type of inheritance is this?
a)
co-dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
simple dominant/recessive
d)
environmental trait
18.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern
19.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
20.

Which of the following enzymes is needed for Transcription?

a)

Helicase

b)

DNA Polymeras

c)

RNA Polymerase

d)

Ligase

e)

Topoisomerase

21.

Given the mRNA sequence - 3' AUG CAU GGU.5'. What is the original DNA template strand?

a)

5' TAC GTA CCA 3'

b)

5' UAC GUA CGA 3'

c)

3' UAC GUA CGA 5''

d)

3' TAC GTA CGA 5'

22.

Which of the DNA triplets would NOT code for Arg (arginine)?

a)

GCA

b)

GCG

c)

GCU

d)

GCC

23.

Given the DNA strand: 3' TAC-TGT-GGT-TAA 5'. What is the amino acid sequence?

a)

Met-Thr-Pro-Ile

b)

Met-Pro-Thr-Ile

c)

Ile-Pro-Thr-Met

d)

Ile-Thr-Pro-Met

24.
Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?
a)
DNA-protein-RNA
b)
Protein-RNA-DNA
c)
RNA-protein-DNA
d)
DNA-RNA-protein
25.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
smooth ER
26.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding RNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil
b)
RNA can only be found inside the nucleus
c)
RNA is single stranded
d)
RNA contains genetic information
27.
Which of the following sequences of processes correctly reflects the central dogma?
a)
protein synthesis, transcription, translation
b)
protein synthesis, translation, transcription
c)
transcription, translation, protein synthesis
d)
translation, transcription, protein synthesis
28.

What is the role of tRNA?

a)

To treat the DNA strand

b)

To transfer codons

c)

To transfer amino acids

d)

To tackle mutations

29.

What is the start codon?

a)

UAC

b)

TAC

c)

AUG

d)

GUA

30.

Long radishes crossed with round radishes result in all oval radishes. This type of inheritance is:

a)

Incomplete dominance.

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Complete dominance.

d)

Co-dominance

31.

A form of vitamin D-resistant rickets, known as hypophosphatemia, is inherited as an X-linked dominant trait. If a male with hypophosphatemia marries a normal female, which of the following predictions concerning their potential progeny would be true?

a)

All of their sons would inherit the disease

b)

. About 50% of their sons would inherit the disease

c)

All of their daughters would inherit the disease

d)

None of their daughters would inherit the disease

32.

. DNA replication can be described as

a)

. semiconservative

b)

. semiconservative

c)

dispersive

d)

degenerative

33.

Choose the correct statement about the genetic code.

a)

includes 61 codons for amino acids and 3 stop codons

b)

almost universal; exactly the same in most genetic systems

c)

three bases per codon

d)

all of the above

34.

DNA ligase is:

a)

. an enzyme that joins fragments in normal DNA replication

b)

an enzyme involved in protein synthesis

c)

. an enzyme of bacterial origin which cuts DNA at defined base sequences

d)

an enzyme which limits the level to which a particular nutrient reaches

35.

If two heterozygous individuals mated and their first three children should a dominant trait, which of the following would be true?

a)

their next child would have the dominant trait

b)

their next child would have the recessive trait

c)

there is a 25% chance their next child would show the recessive trait

d)

they cannot have a child with the recessive trait

36.

Concerning blood type, an AO mates with a BO. What are the possible blood types of the offspring?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

O

d)

All of these

37.

Who are more likely to suffer from X-linked diseases and why?

a)

females, because they have two X-chromosomes and are therefore more likely to inherit one with a disease

b)

males, because they have only one X-chromosome and if it is mutated they have no back up copy

c)

females, because one of their X-chromosomes is deactivated

d)

both males and females are equally likely to suffer from X-linked disorders

38.

The diagram represents a dihybrid cross between two pea plants heterozygous for both seed color and seed shape. What is the phenotypic ratio of the offspring?

a)

1:1:1:1:2:2:2:2:4

b)

1:3:3:9

c)

1:4

d)

4:12

39.

Which Punnett square represents a cross between two parents that are heterozygous for purple flowers?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

He was an Austrian monk whose experiments come ip with the principles and law of genetics

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

James Watson