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Mendelian Genetics

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Gregor Mendel study?

a)

Mold Spores

b)

Pea Plants

c)

Sun Flowers

d)

Rats

2.

an observable characteristic

a)

trait

b)

personality

c)

cell

d)

DNA

3.

When an organism has two of the same alleles, it is called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

dominant

4.

When an organism has two different alleles, it is called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

dominant

5.

_____ are units of heredity made up of DNA.

a)

Centrioles

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Dnatoms

d)

Genes

6.

A/n _____ trait is a trait that prevents or masks the showing of another trait.

a)

controlling

b)

dominant

c)

influential

d)

superior

7.

A trait that is hidden by the presence of a dominant trait is known as a _____ trait.

a)

coy

b)

demure

c)

modest

d)

recessive

8.

In genetics, an organism that carries both a dominant and recessive allele for the same trait is called a/n _____.

a)

amalgam

b)

blend

c)

cross

d)

hybrid

9.

In genetics, this refers to an organism that carries two dominant or two recessive alleles for a given trait: _____.

a)

mixture

b)

hybrid

c)

pedigree

d)

purebred

10.

A _____ is the physical appearance of an organism; i.e. black haired, blue-eyed, widow's peak.

a)

anyoldtype

b)

genotype

c)

notmytype

d)

phenotype

11.

The set of genes carried by an organism; i.e. TT, Tt, tt is called a _____.

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

prototype

d)

stereotype

12.

Which of the following are considered recessive traits in humans?

a)

brown eyes and brown hair.

b)

brown eyes and blonde hair.

c)

blue eyes and red hair

d)

red eyes and blue hair

13.

Is it possible for two parents who are heterozygous for a trait to have offspring that have the recessive phenotype?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Depends on the season

14.

the organism's genetic makeup

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

15.

Select all that would be considered phenotypes:

a)

Blonde

b)

Rr

c)

Short

d)

rr

16.

Select all that would be considered genotypes:

a)

Blonde

b)

Rr

c)

Short

d)

rr

17.

What genotype is homozygous dominant?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

18.

What genotype is homozygous recessive?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

19.

What genotype is heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

20.

a trait that is masked unless 2 copies are present is

a)

recessive

b)

weak

c)

dominant

d)

hidden

21.

Who is the "father" of modern genetics?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

James Watson

c)

Andreas Vesalius

d)

Charles Darwin

22.
D = dimples        d = no dimples 
What is the genotype for a homozygous recessive offspring?
a)
DD
b)
Dd
c)
dd
23.
What is the percentage of a homozyogus dominant offspring?
a)
75%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
0%
24.
What percentage of the offspring will be heterozygous dominant?
a)
100%
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
25.
What percentage of the possible offspring will be hybrids?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
26.
If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
GG
d)
gg
27.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
28.
If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
75%
29.
In rabbits, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b). If a rabbit has brown fur, what can you conclude about its genotype?
a)
It is BB.
b)
It is Bb
c)
It is brown
d)
It is bb.
30.
What percent of offspring will have the recessive trait?
a)
25
b)
50
c)
75
d)
100
31.
Both parents in this Punnet square
a)
are homozygous dominant
b)
are homozygous recessive
c)
are heterozygous
d)
have blue eyes
32.
The genotypic ratio here is
a)
25% blue eye 75 % brown eye 
b)
BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
c)
BB= 50 % bb = 50%
d)
All brown eye
33.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
34.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
35.

Sarah is righ handed but his mother is left handed

a)

RR

b)

rr

c)

Rr

d)

RRR

36.

Brody is a heterozygote for the trait handesness

a)

RR

b)

rr

c)

Rr

37.

Jeremy is homozygous recessive for the trait of handedness

a)

RR

b)

rr

c)

Rr

38.

Marleigh is right handed but her daughter is left handed

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

rr

39.

Allison is right handed with no family history of left handedness

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

40.

Pedro is left handed

a)

RR

b)

rr

c)

Rr

41.

For any given trait, there is a sequence of DNA that codes for the trait called a

a)

gene

b)

allele

c)

trait

42.

There are two or more possible forms of the gene. These forms are called

a)

gene

b)

allele

c)

trait

43.

Homozygous Dominant, Purebred

a)

LL

b)

Ll

c)

ll

44.

Heterozygous, hybrid carrier

a)

LL

b)

Ll

c)

ll

45.

Homozygous recessive, Purebred

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr