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Combination of Genes Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that matches the following definition:

only expressed when there are two copies present; weak gene; lowercase

a)

alleles

b)

recessive trait

c)

genotype

d)

dominant trait

2.

Choose the word that matches the following definition:

two of the same alleles present; (HH, hh)

a)

phenotype

b)

heterozygous

c)

hybrid

d)

homozygous

3.

Choose the word that matches the following definition:

describes the alleles (or genes) that an organism carries.. written as letter pairs

a)

alleles

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

purebred

4.

A ___________ comes from a family with many generations of the same trait.

a)

hybrid

b)

purebred

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

5.

Choose the word that matches the following definition:

various forms of the same gene

Example: height - short or tall

a)

heterozygous

b)

alleles

c)

phenotype

d)

purebred

6.

Choose the word that matches the following definition:

describes the physical characteristics that can be observed (traits you can see)

a)

genotype

b)

homozygous

c)

phenotype

d)

hybrid

7.

Choose the word that matches the following definition:

This allele is expressed in the phenotype even if only one copy is present; strong gene; capital letter

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

genoptype

d)

phenotype

8.

Choose the word matches the following definition:

an allele pair with two different alleles (Hh)

a)

homozygous

b)

dominant

c)

recessive

d)

heterozygous

9.

A ___________ comes from a family with mixed genes over generations. This means traits vary, or are different.

a)

hybrid

b)

purebred

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

10.

Who was Gregor Mendel?

a)

an Austrian monk who discovered heredity by studying potatoes

b)

just a famous biologist

c)

an Austrian monk who discovered heredity by studying pea plants

d)

an old man who loves science

11.

In rabbits, white fur is a recessive trait. Based on this fact, what statement BEST describes this white rabbit's genotype?

a)

It cannot have the the genotype bb.

b)

It is homozygous for fur color.

c)

It must have the genotype Bb.

d)

It is heterozygous for fur color.

12.

Based on the chart, which option is heterozygous for dimples?

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dd

13.

Based on the chart, which option is homozygous recessive for freckles?

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

14.

A tool used to illustrate how a parent's alleles might combine in an offspring.

a)

dihybrid cross

b)

monohybrid cross

c)

family tree

d)

punnett square

15.

Based on the chart, which option is homozygous dominant for eye color?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

16.

If the genotype is Tt, which trait will be expressed in the phenotype?

a)

the dominant trait

b)

the recessive trait

c)

both traits

d)

neither traits

17.

Which of the following is the correct way to write an allele pair?

a)

HB

b)

Hbh

c)

HH

d)

h

18.

Brown hair is an example of the _________.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

19.

In pea plants, the gene for tall stems (H) is dominant over short stems (h). A certain pea plant from this group has the homozygous genotype hh for the stem height gene.

Based on this information, what is this plant's phenotype for the stem height trait?

a)

short stem

b)

tall stem

c)

medium stem

20.

Light brown seeds (d) is recessive to dark brown seeds (D).

A certain watermelon has dark brown seeds.

Which of the following could be its genotype for the seed color gene? Select all that apply.

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dd