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Dominant and Recessive Alleles

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An allele is..

a)

another word for a chromosome

b)

a homozygous genotype

c)

a heterozygous genotype

d)

an available form of a gene

2.

Alleles can be ..

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

both dominant and recessive

d)

zygotes

3.

Alleles can determine

a)

your eye color

b)

the flower color of pea plants

c)

your hair type

d)

all of these options

4.

Which term means 2 or more of the same allele

a)

hybrid

b)

pure

c)

heterozygous

d)

none of these

5.

Hybrids are represented with

a)

2 capital letters

b)

2 lower case letters

c)

Roman numerals

d)

one capital and one lower case letter

6.

In mice black fur (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). A "Bb" mouse would be

a)

brown

b)

white

c)

black

d)

brown and black

7.

This type of allele is expressed whether there are one or two copies present

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

8.

Genetic traits are determined by

a)

genes

b)

chromosomes

c)

cells

d)

all of these

9.

These types of alleles are ONLY expressed if the organism has 2 copies

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous