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Genetics Review 2024

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

When an organism inherits two of the same alleles for a trait, they are

a)

homozygous

b)

identical twins

c)

codominant

d)

heterozygous

2.

When an organism inherits two different alleles for a trait, they are

a)

homozygous

b)

siblings

c)

codominant

d)

heterozygous

3.

Gregor Mendel established the idea of

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

sticky notes

c)

codominance

d)

dominant and recessive alleles

4.

One homozygous parent has a small mouth. The other homozygous parent has a large mouth. Their heterozygous offspring has a medium-sized mouth. This is

a)

simple dominance

b)

codominance

c)

incomplete dominance

5.

What is a record of an organism's ancestors that gives information about the traits that may be passed down?

a)

A Punnett Square

b)

A pedigree

c)

A karyotype

d)

A diary

6.

_______ occurs when a group of gene pairs act together to produce a single trait. It creates a lot of variety (fingerprints, skin color...)

a)

Polygenic inheritance

b)

Simple dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Incomplete dominance

7.

One homozygous parent has brown fur. The other homozygous parent has white fur. Their heterozygous offspring has white and brown fur. This is

a)

simple dominance

b)

codominance

c)

incomplete dominance

8.

What is a recessive genetic disorder?

a)

A person must inherit two recessive alleles to have the disorder.

b)

A person must be heterozygous to have the disorder.

c)

A person must inherit two dominant alleles to have the disorder.

9.

Can two organisms with different genotypes have the same phenotype?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Purple eyebrows are dominant over pink eyebrows.

If you are looking at a creature with purple eyebrows, can you know it's exact genotype?

a)

Yes - It will be ee.

b)

Yes, it will be EE.

c)

No, it could be Ee or ee.

d)

No, it could be EE or Ee.

11.

Purple eyebrows are dominant over pink eyebrows.

If you are looking at a creature with pink eyebrows, can you know it's exact genotype?

a)

Yes - It will be ee.

b)

Yes, it will be EE.

c)

No, it could be Ee or ee.

d)

No, it could be EE or Ee.

12.

Why do some identical twins start to look different over time?

a)

Their genome (DNA code) changes.

b)

They are changed by aliens.

c)

Their environment can effect their epigenome.

13.

Are most human traits able to be identified as dominant or recessive?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What is a genotype?

a)

It represents the two alleles for a trait using letters.

b)

It is the physical expression of a trait (how it looks).

c)

It is a family tree that gives clues to the traits that might be passed down to the next generation.

d)

It is Gregor Mendel's middle name.

15.

What is a phenotype?

a)

It represents the two alleles for a trait using letters.

b)

It is the physical expression of a trait (how it looks).

c)

It is a family tree that gives clues to the traits that might be passed down to the next generation.

d)

It is Gregor Mendel's middle name.

16.

Is it possible for someone to be a carrier for a gene or trait that they don't express themselves?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

In sticky note plants, blue notes are dominant(B) over pink notes (b). A homozygous dominant plant can be shown as ​ (a)   a homozygous recessive plant can be shown as​ (b)   , and a heterozygous plant is ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
BB
bb
Bb