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WorksheetsGenetics & Heredity review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Zebras share similar patterns of stripes with their parents. Where are the instructions for the stripes kept?
cytoplasm
genes within chromosomes
cell membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
all of the information that determines an individual's blood type are kept in the (a)
A recessive genetic phenotype means that it will occur _____ often than dominant.
More
Less
Equal
neither more or less
14 people in one family have brown hair, and the other 6 in the family have blonde hair. Which is dominant?
Brown
Blonde
The passage of genes from parents to offspring is known as?
Genes
Phenotype
Allel
Inheritance
pieces of DNA are called?
Jeans
Genes
The diagram shown a corral going through the asexual reproduction called budding. Which of the following best describes the corral.
The corral contains genetic material from its two parents
The coral has mutations from the parents
The corral offspring are genetically identical to the parent corral
each corral only has half of the parents genetics
Within a eukaryotic cell, the genetic material.......
forms a protective covering around the cell
allows for mutations of the cytoplasm
determines the traits passed down from parent to baby
Determines the shape of the ribosomes
All organisms have DNA
TRUE
FALSE
An offspring gets its DNA from________.
Mom & Dad
(50:50)
Mom & Dad
(60:40)
Mom & Dad
(40:60)
Only one parent
In people, the Dominant allele (W) codes for a Widow's Peak. The recessive allele (w) codes for no Widow's Peak. What combination of alleles could produce a person without a Widow's Peak?
WW
Ww
Wx
ww
In Larkeys, the allele (E) is dominant for red eyes and the allele (e) is recessive for grey eyes. What would be the possible genotype (s) for red eyes?
EE
Ee or ee
EE or Ee
ee
What percent of pea plants present would be gold?
25%
50%
75%
100%
if the gene for long tails(A) is the dominant trait, and short tails (a) is recessive. What percent of the puppies would have short tails?
0%
25%
50%
75%
In Larkeys, the allele (E) is dominant for red eyes and the allele (e) is recessive for grey eyes. What would be the possible genotype (s) for grey eyes?
EE
Ee
EE or Ee
ee
What is heredity?
The passing of traditions from parents to their children
A type of asexual reproduction
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
another term for budding
If a brown-eyed mother and blue-eyed father have four children, three will probably have brown eyes. What can you conclude from this?
Brown eyes are a successful trait
Brown eyes are a submissive trait
Brown eyes are a recessive trait
Brown eyes are a dominant trait
a dominant allele is
a hidden gene
traits always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
the number that describes how likely an event is to occur
selective breeding
recessive allele
hidden when dominant is present
dominant allele
always present
GG
Which of the following is an inherited trait of a plant?
Number of leaves
Broken stems
Flower color
Wilted flowers
