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Mendelian inheritance

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

Which of the following statements is true about Mendel?

a)

His discoveries concerning genetic inheritance were generally accepted by the scientific community when he published them during the mid-19th century.

b)

He believed that genetic traits of parents will usually blend in their children

c)

His ideas about genetics apply equally to plants and animals.

2.

Mendel believed that the characteristics of pea plants are determined by the

a)

inheritance of units or factors from both parents

b)

inheritance of units or factors from one parent

c)

relative health of the parent plants at the time of pollination

3.

An allele is

a)

another word for a gene

b)

a homozygous genotype

c)

a heterozygous genotype

d)

one of several possible forms of a gene

4.

Phenotype refers to the ______________________ of an individual.

a)

genetic makeup

b)

actual physical appearance

c)

recessive alleles

5.

In the diagram , what accounts for the green pea seed in the f2 generation?

a)

On average, 1 out of 4 offspring of heterozygous parents will be homozygous recessive.

b)

The yellow allele is dominant over the green one

c)

The f1 generation parents are homozygous yellow.

6.

The ratio often referred to the Mendelian ratio is

a)

1:3:1

b)

1:1

c)

3:1

7.

The model for the dihybrid cross of heterozygotes predicts a phenotypic ratio of 9:3:3:1.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What, according to Medel, was responsible for the inheritance of specific traits?

a)

Genes

b)

Factors

c)

Chromosomes

d)

DNA

9.

What determines the differences between the progeny and parents?

a)

Inheritance

b)

Heritage

c)

Genetics

d)

Variation

10.

Mendel took _______ contrasting characteristics of pea plants.

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5