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Unit 3 Genetics Test Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

sections of DNA that code for a trait

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

nitrogen base

d)

amino acids

2.

An organized, condensed form of DNA is called a

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

chromosome

d)

nucleotide

3.

The different forms of a gene are called

a)

traits

b)

pollinators

c)

alleles

d)

hybrids

4.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
5.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

6.

Which of the following is Homozygous Dominant?

a)

Bb

b)

bb

c)

BB

d)

Brown Eyes

7.

Which of the following is an example of an individual with a heterozygous genotype?

a)

rr

b)

XʳXʳ

c)

BB

d)

Aa

8.

The observable expression of a trait is its

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

chromosome

d)

allele

9.

Which of the following is a Phenotype?

a)

BB

b)

Brown Eyes

10.

A pattern of inheritance in which the phenotypic effect of one allele is completely expressed within a homozygous and heterozygous genotype.

a)

Incomplete Inheritance

b)

Recessive Inheritance

c)

Co-dominance Inheritcance

d)

Dominant Inheritance

11.

A pattern of inheritance in which the phenotypic effect of one allele is only expressed within a homozygous genotype. In a heterozygous condition with a dominant allele, it is not expressed in the phenotype.

a)

Incomplete Inheritance

b)

Recessive Inheritance

c)

Co-dominance Inheritance

d)

Dominant Inheritance

12.

Alleles separate during meiosis to ensure each gamete receive only one copy of an allele

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Relationship Goals

13.

How Alleles separate and which gametes they end up in happens randomly and independently of each other

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Relationship Goals

14.
The dominant trait is
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
15.

In humans, freckles (F) on the skin are dominant to no freckles (f). If two parents are heterozygous for the trait, which statement below best describes their chances of having a child with no freckles?

a)

If the parents already have three children with freckles, then they are more likely to have a child without freckles.

b)

Every time they reproduce, the parents have one in four chance of having a child without freckles.

c)

It would be extremely rare for the freckled parents to have a child without freckles because freckles are dominant.

d)

The parents will most likely have three children with freckles and one child without freckles.

16.

For a species of tropical plant, leaves with green veins (G) are dominant over leaves with red veins (g). A plant that has green veins (GG) is crossed with a plant with red veins (gg). What percentage of offspring will have red veins?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

17.

A species of plant produces purple or white flowers. The results of crossing a purple and a white flower and two white flowers are shown in the diagram.

Which of the following terms best describes the purple flowers?

a)

codominant

b)

recessive

c)

dominant

d)

incomplete dominant

18.

In a particular species of pea plant, yellow seeds are dominant over green seeds. If a plant has green seeds, it must be —

a)

homozygous for green color

b)

heterozygous for green color

c)

homozygous for yellow color

d)

heterozygous for yellow color

19.

A female is born with attached earlobes, which is a recessive phenotype. Which of the following genotypes could her parents have?

a)

RR and RR

b)

Rr and RR

c)

RR and rr

d)

Rr and rr

20.

What goes in box 3

a)

Aabb

b)

AABB

c)

AAbb

d)

aaBb

21.

Red and white are co-dominant in cow fur color. The heterozygote is called roan. Which Punnett square is correct if a Red and White were crossed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

A pattern of inheritance in which two alleles, inherited from the parents, are neither dominant nor recessive. The resulting offspring have a phenotype that is a blending of the parental traits.

a)

Incomplete Inheritance

b)

Recessive Inheritance

c)

Co-dominance Inheritance

d)

Dominant Inheritance

23.

A plant with red flowers is crossed with a plant that has white flowers. The offspring all have pink flowers. This is an example of what type of inheritance?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

polygenic

d)

recessive

24.

What exception to Mendelian genetics occurs when two alleles are both fully expressed (do not “cover” each other) in an organism?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

dihybrid

d)

polygenic traits

25.

Suppose a person is a carrier for an autosomal genetic disorder. Which of the following phrases about this person is true?

a)

does not have the disorder but could pass it to their offspring

b)

will develop the disorder later in life

c)

the allele is not passed on due to Y chromosome inactivation

d)

cannot pass the disorder to sons, just daughters

26.

Which of the patterns of inheritance explains why a cross between homozygous dominant (purple flowers) and homozygous recessive (white flowers) parents produce only purple flower offspring?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Sex-linked trait

27.

In dogs, wire hair (S) is dominant to smooth hair (s). What will be the genotypic ratio if a homozygous wire-haired dog is crossed with a smooth-haired dog?

a)

4 Ss

b)

3 SS : 1 Ss

c)

2 SS : 2 Ss

28.

What pattern of inheritance is each organism showing in the image?

a)

1 - complete dominance, 2 - codominance

b)

1 - codominance, 2 - incomplete dominance

c)

1 - codominance, 2 - complete dominance

d)

1 - incomplete dominance, 2 - codominance

29.

The blending of two traits is known as ---

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

30.

A condition in which both alleles for a gene are expressed so that both traits are visible is known as ---

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

31.

What type of inheritance pattern is shown here?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

32.

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

33.

This is an example of ---

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

34.

This is an example of ---

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

35.

What does this Punnett square and the probabilities of the ofspring represent?

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

36.

A woman with curly hair and a man with straight hair produced a child with wavy hair:

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Complete dominance

37.
this image is an example of
a)
codominance
b)
dominance
c)
incomplete dominance
38.

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (FRFR), blue flowers (FBFB) and Speckled flowers (FRFB).


Cross a red flower with a speckled flower. What is the phenotypic ratio?

a)

50% red, 50% speckled

b)

25% red, 25% blue

c)

100% blue

39.

A red flowered plant (RR) is crossed with a white flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance. What percentage of the offspring will have red (RR) flowers?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

40.

A long-haired female rabbit and a short-haired male rabbit produced this offspring with a medium-length coat:

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Complete dominance

41.
this image is an example of
a)
codominance
b)
dominance
c)
incomplete dominance
42.

What are the 4 possible phenotypes for human blood type?

a)

Type A

b)

Type B

c)

Type BB

d)

Type AB

e)

Type O

43.

Which of the follow blood types shows the inheritance pattern of codominance?

a)

Type O

b)

Type AB

c)

Type A

d)

Type B

44.

Blood type is controlled by the inheritance of any two of the following alleles: |A, |B, or i. |A codes for type A blood. |B Codes for Type B blood. Both |A and |B are codominant. The i allele is recessive and will cause Type O blood whenever two copies of the allele are present.


If a mother has Type AB blood (|A|B) and a father has Type O blood (ii), what percentage of their children are likely to have Type A blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

45.

Mary has type A blood. Her son Bill has type AB blood. Which blood type does Bill's dad have if he is homogenous for blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

46.
A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome is known as a(an)
a)
autosome.
b)
karyotype.
c)
pedigree.
d)
chromatid.
47.

A gene that is found on the X or Y chromosome is called a(n)

a)

codominant gene

b)

autosomal gene

c)

somatic gene

d)

sex-linked gene

48.

Sex-linked inheritance is defined as a

a)

Pattern of inheritance that occur more frequently in one sex than the other because the genes are on the X chromosome

b)

Pattern of inheritance that are influenced by more than one pair of genes.ex. hair color, skin color, height

c)

Pattern of inheritance in which two alleles are equally expressed. Ex- blood types

49.
What gender has an X and a Y chromosome?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
transgender 
d)
all of the above
50.

For a female to express a recessive sex-linked trait, she must have _________________________________

a)

a Y chromosome.

b)

an inactivated allele.

c)

two dominant alleles.

d)

two recessive alleles.

51.

Which allele combination represents a male who has an X-linked recessive disorder?

a)

XrY

b)

XRY

c)

XrXr

d)

XRXr

52.

Who are sex linked disorders most often observed in?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

Children

d)

Hamsters

53.

True or False: Males always inherit their X chromosome from their mother

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Red-green color blindness is a sex-linked trait. If a female carrier is crossed with a colorblind male, what would go in the missing places of the Punnett Square?

a)

xBxB

b)

xbxb

c)

xBxb

d)

xbxB

55.

Andre has a brother who is colorblind. Andre is not color-blind and both of his parents are not color-blind. Andre cannot figure out how a recessive sex-linked disorder has affected his brother.

a)

Their father is carrying one of the recessive alleles

b)

Both parents are carrying the recessive allele

c)

Their mother is carrying one of the recessive alleles

d)

Andre's brother must have different parents because it is not possible

56.

If a female fruit fly heterozygous for red eyes (XRXr) crossed with a white-eyed male (XrY), what percent of their offspring would have white eyes?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

57.

Traits controlled by more than one gene are called __________ traits.

a)

codomnant

b)

pleotropy

c)

polygenic

d)

epistasis

58.

What type of inheritance is determined by multiple genes and there can be a range of traits?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Polygenic traits

59.

Examples include skin color and height (the individual's phenotype exists somewhere along a spectrum)

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

linked genes

d)

incomplete dominance

60.

When more than two versions of a gene for a particular trait exist in the human population, it is a ____________________ trait.

a)

sex-linked

b)

polygenic

c)

epistatic

d)

multiple allele

61.

PKU is a gene that winds up controlling multiple phenotypes such as tremors, stunted growth, seizures, and eczema. This is an example of

a)

epistasis

b)

pleiotropy

c)

sex-linked

d)

multiple alleles

62.

A diagram that shows the inheritance of a trait in a family is a(n)

a)

karyotype

b)

pedigree

c)

punnett

d)

blood chart

63.
In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?
a)
circle
b)
square
c)
triangle
d)
diamond
64.

In the second generation, what is a possible genotype of individual II-5?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

AaA

65.

Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder that is passed through generations and can be traced by using a pedigree.


In the pedigree that is shown, which represents Irene's allele combination?

a)

XhXh

b)

XHXh

c)

XHXH

d)

XhY

66.

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

67.

What is the mode of inheritance shown here?

a)

Recessive because it "skips" a generation

b)

Dominant because it shows up in every generation

68.

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

69.

Why do all the daughters in Generation II carry the colorblind gene?

a)

Because mom passed on the gene.

b)

Because dad passed on the X chromosome.

70.

This is an example of

a)

Polygenic traits

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Pleiotropy

d)

Karyotype

71.

This is an example of

a)

Polygenic traits

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Pleiotropy

d)

Karyotype

72.

This is an example of

a)

Polygenic traits

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Pleiotropy

d)

Karyotype