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IGCSE Inheritance combined

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A man of genotype IAIo and woman of genotype IBIo have a child.


What is the chance that the child will have the same blood group as one of its parents?

a)

0

b)

1 in 4

c)

1 in 2

d)

3 in 4

2.

What term is used to describe a version of a gene?

a)

allele

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

heterozygous

3.

What term is used to describe an organism that carries two identical alleles for a gene?

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

4.

What term is used to describe an organism that carries two different alleles for a gene?

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

5.

What term is used to describe the observable features of an organism due to its genotype?

a)

inheritance

b)

phenotype

c)

dominant

d)

allele

6.

Which of the following statements are true of codominance?


I. Both alleles are expressed in a person who is heterozygous


II. More than two phenotypes are usually possible


III. The ABO blood group system is an example of it

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

7.

Gary and Fiona are both healthy but produce a child with a genetic disease caused by a recessive allele.


Which of the following must be true?

a)

The child could be heterozygous

b)

Gary is homozygous and Fiona is heterozygous

c)

Gary and Fiona are both homozygous

d)

Gary and Fiona are both heterozygous

8.

A plant has two different alleles of a gene, G, resulting in it having a green seed.


Which row of the table describes the phenotype and genotype of the seeds of this plant?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

A person has the genotype Aa.


What is the correct description of this genotype?

a)

heterozygous, with two different alleles of the same gene

b)

heterozygous, with two different genes of the same allele

c)

homozygous, with two different alleles of the same gene

d)

homozygous, with two different genes of the same allele

10.

Albinism is humans us caused by a recessive allele. It causes the skin and hair to appear white.


Parents who do not have this condition produce a child with abinism.


What is the probability that their second child will be born with albinism?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

11.

The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.


What conclusion can be made about this genetic disease?

a)

The genetic disorder is dwarfism

b)

It is caused by a dominant allele

c)

It is caused by a recessive allele

d)

It is caused by codominant alleles

12.

The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.


What conclusion can be made about this genetic disease?

a)

The genetic disorder is dwarfism

b)

It is caused by a dominant allele

c)

It is caused by a recessive allele

d)

It is caused by codominant alleles

13.

The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.


It is caused by a recessive allele, h.


What conclusion can be made about the people in the chart?

a)

Peri must have the genotype HH

b)

Sarah Jane must have the genotype Hh

c)

Steven must have at least one H allele

d)

Martha and Ian must have the genotype Hh

14.

Which of the following genotypes are possible for a person of blood group A?


I. IA IA

II. IA IB

III. IA IO

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

15.

Night-blindness is a genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele.


The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of this disorder in a family.


Person X marries someone with normal sight.


What is the probability of them having a child with night blindness?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

16.

Coat colour in a certain mammal is determined by two codominant alleles of a gene.


Allele B produces a black coat and allele W produces a white coat.


What would you expect the phenotype to be of a mammal who is heterozygous for this gene?

a)

Black only

b)

White only

c)

Black spots and white spots

d)

Grey

17.

Patrick is blood group AB.


Samantha is blood group A. However, her father was blood group O.


They have a child.


What is the probability that this child has the same blood group as Patrick or Samantha?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

18.

In a certain plant, the allele fo white fruit (W) is dominant over the allele for yellow fruit (w).


A white-fruited plant was crossed with a yellow-fruited plant.


About half of the offspring were white-fruited and the other half were yellow-fruited.


Which genotypes did the parent plants have?

a)

ww and www

b)

Ww and ww

c)

WW and ww

d)

WW and Ww

19.

In a certain animal, B s the dominant allele for normal skin without spots) and b is the allele for spotted skin.


A pair of these animals is crossed and they produce 37 offspring: 18 with spots and 19 without spots.


What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

a)

BB x BB

b)

Bb x Bb

c)

Bb x bb

d)

bb x bb

20.

The colour of a mouse's fur is controlled by a single pair of alleles.


A mouse with black fur was crossed with a mouse with white fur. All of the offspring had black fur.


What would be the likely ratio in several generations of offspring, if two of these black offspring were crossed?

a)

1 black fur : 3 white fur

b)

2 black fur : 2 white fur

c)

3 black fur : 1 white fur

d)

4 black fur : 0 white fur

21.

The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.


It is caused by a recessive allele.


Which person in this pedigree chart has two possible genotypes?

a)

Martha

b)

Steven

c)

Peri

d)

Jack

22.

The diagram shows the inheritance of coat colour in pigs through three generations.


What is the most likely explanation of how coat colour in pigs is inherited?


I. codominant alleles are involved

II. sandy pigs are heterozygous

III. the allele for a red coat is dominant

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

23.

What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?

a)

IBIB

b)

IAIB

c)

IBi

24.

What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?

a)

IAIB

b)

IAi

c)

IAIA

d)

ii

25.

What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype IBi?

a)

type A

b)

type O

c)

type B

d)

type AB

26.

What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Complete dominance

d)

Sex-linked

27.

A man with type AB blood is accused of being the father of a type O baby. The mother is type A. Could this man be the father? Assume no Bombay blood group

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Independent assortment

d)

Recessive inheritance

29.

A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (red and white). What is the phenotype ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?

a)

1:1 Red and White

b)

100% Roan

c)

1 Red: 1 Roan: 1White

d)

1 Red: 2 Roan: 1White

30.

Flowers can be red or green. What heredity is displayed?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Sex-linkage

31.

Flowers can be purple, yellow or purple & yellow. What heredity is displayed?

a)

Codominance

b)

Complete dominance

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

Epistatic gene is involved

32.
What percentage of the offspring will have this recessive disease?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
33.
How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
1
d)
2
34.
How many PAIRS of sex chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
1
d)
2
35.
I have 2 X chromosomes. What am I?
a)
Male
b)
Female
36.
If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?
a)
sex-linked trait
b)
polygenic trait
c)
codominant trait
d)
incomplete dominance trait
37.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
a)
XHXh
b)
XhXh
c)
XHXH
d)
XhY
38.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
a)
XHXh
b)
XhXh
c)
XHY
d)
XhY
39.

H= normal blood clotting

h=hemophilia


XHXh x XHY


What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

1/4

40.

Look at this cross: XB XB x Xb Y

What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

41.

Look at this cross: XBXb x XBY


What proportion of the male children are colorblind?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

42.

Breeding a known genotyope homozygous recessive individual with an individual with unknown genotype (but dominant phenotype) is known as a (a)  

43.

The process by which gametes are produced in animals

(a)  

44.

Genotype where an individual has 2 different alleles for a trait

(a)  

45.

An alternative term for a homozygous genotype

(a)  

46.

What are the possible genotypes of the original parents?

a)

Mm & mm

b)

MM & Mm

c)

mm & mm

d)

MM & MM

47.

A section of DNA that codes for a particular protein is called a .............

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

48.

Proteins consist of long chains of ..................

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

glycerol

d)

carbohydrates

49.

How many bases are needed to code for one amino acid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.

All DNA regions code for amino acids

a)

true

b)

false

51.

A random change in the DNA sequence is called a.....

a)

mutation

b)

reduction

c)

oxidation

d)

deletion

52.

An allele is an alternative version of a..........

a)

gene

b)

nucleus

c)

chromosome

d)

DNA

53.

This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's nucleus

a)

transcription

b)

translation

54.

This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's cytoplasm and involves subcellular structures called ribosomes

a)

transcription

b)

translation

55.

Translation

a)

This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's nucleus

b)

This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's cytoplasm and involves subcellular structures called ribosomes

56.

Transcription

a)

This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's nucleus

b)

This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's cytoplasm and involves subcellular structures called ribosomes

57.

In what stage is mRNA made?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Mitosis

58.

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

59.

Why does transcription occur?

a)

because DNA is too big and can't leave the nucleus

b)

because ribosomes are in the nucleus

c)

because DNA polymerase is found there

d)

because helicase unzips the DNA

60.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
61.

This molecule brings amino acids to the ribosome

a)

transfer RNA (tRNA)

b)

messenger RNA (mRNA)

c)

polymerase RNA

62.

What is A?

a)

anticodon

b)

tRNA

c)

amino acid

d)

ribosome

e)

mRNA codon

63.

What is B?

a)

anticodon

b)

tRNA

c)

amino acid

d)

ribosome

e)

mRNA codon

64.

What is C?

a)

anticodon

b)

tRNA

c)

amino acid

d)

ribosome

e)

mRNA codon

65.

What is D?

a)

anticodon

b)

tRNA

c)

amino acid

d)

ribosome

e)

mRNA codon

66.

Which letter represents a ribosome?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

67.

Which letter represents an amino acid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

68.

Which letter represents an mRNA codon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

69.

Which letter represents a tRNA?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E