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Genetics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of _______

a)

genotypes

b)

phenotypes

2.

The physical expression of a trait is called the ...

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

3.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)

Codominance

4.

Genotype: TT is ...

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

5.

Cross 2 heterozygous tall pea plants. Tall (T) is dominant to short (t). What fraction of the offspring do you predict will be tall?

a)

1/4

b)

2/4

c)

3/4

d)

4/4

6.
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
7.

Genotype: Aa is ....

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

8.

Which set of alleles are considered heterozygous?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

9.

Which of the following is a PHENOTYPE for flower color in pea plants?

a)

Pp

b)

PP

c)

Purple

10.
A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance.  What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
11.

In humans, freckles (F) on the skin are dominant to no freckles (f).  If a heterozygous parent and a recessive parent conceive, what is the chances of having a child with NO FRECKLES?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

100%

12.

This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits. Example, one flower is red and the other flower is white but they reproduce a pink offspring.

a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern
13.

In a population of bees, long wings (L) are dominant over short wings (l).  Bees with long wings are ...

a)

heterozygous only (Ll)

b)

homozygous 

dominant only (LL)

c)

heterozygous or 

homozygous 

dominant (LL or Ll)

14.

In guinea pigs, the allele for rough coat (R) is dominant over the allele for smooth coat (r).  A homozygous dominant guinea pig and a homozygous recessive guinea pig are mated.

What would be the phenotype of the offspring?

a)

100% rough coat

b)

100% smooth coat

15.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
 Incomplete Dominance
b)
 Codominance
16.

In the problem shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb