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Genetics Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gametes would be produced by a heterozygous black, homozygous tall individual (BbTT) during meiosis?

B = black b = brown T = tall t = short

a)

BT , bT

b)

BT, Bt

c)

BT, bt

d)

bt, bt

2.

Alleles for the A and B blood cell antigens are co-dominant. The condition where no antigens are present on the blood cells (type O blood) is a recessive trait. Which set of parents can most likely produce a child with type AB blood?

a)

One parent with homozygous type A blood and the other parent with homozygous type B blood

b)

One parent with type AB blood and the other parent with type O blood

c)

One parent with type B blood and the other parent with type B blood

d)

One parent with type A blood and the other parent with type A blood

3.

Which of the following genotypes represents a trait that carries homozygous alleles?

a)

CC

b)

Cc

c)

CcTt

4.

A cross between a purebred animal with red hairs and a purebred animal with white hairs produces an animal that has pink hairs. What type of inheritance pattern is involved?

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

CoDominance

c)

Polygenic trait

d)

Multiple Alleles

5.

Hitchhiker's thumb (H) is dominant to no hitchhiker's thumb (h). A woman who is heterozygous for hitchhiker's thumb marries a man who is heterozygous for hitchhiker's thumb. What is the probable genotypic ratio of their children? (Be sure to simplify the ratio)

a)

3 Hitchhiker thumbs, 1 no hitchhiker thumb

b)

2HH , 2 Hh

c)

1 HH, 2 Hh, 1 hh

d)

2 Hh, 2hh

6.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

HhTt

7.

Situations in which one allele for a gene is not completely dominant over another allele for a gene are called

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Multiple Alleles

d)

Polygenic Inheritance

8.

In mice, black fur (B) is dominant over white fur (b). If two black mice produce a white mouse, what genotypes are the parents most likely to have?

a)

Bb, Bb

b)

BB , bb

c)

BB, Bb

d)

bb , Bb

9.
Give the genotype for person II-1, for this autosomal trait.
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
we cannot be 100% sure of the genotype
10.
If this pedigree shows an autosomal recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual II-3 be?
a)
HH
b)
Hh
c)
hh
d)
None of the above
11.

Objective #13

This is a pedigree that follows blue eyes which is a recessive trait. What is the genotype of the father (square) in generation 1?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

A?

12.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
13.

In this pedigree, the shading represents people in the family with dark hair while the unshaded represents blondes. Is dark hair controlled by a dominant or recessive allele?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

14.

Which of Mendel's laws states that alleles are distributed to gametes independent of one another?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

15.

Which of Mendel's laws states that alleles are separated during meiosis?

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

16.

Law of segregation states:

a)

the two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis

b)

the two alleles for each trait separate during mitosis

c)

a random distribution of alleles occur during gamete formation

d)

a ordered distribution of alleles occur during gamete formation

17.

Law of independent assortment states:

a)

the two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis

b)

the two alleles for each trait separate during mitosis

c)

a random distribution of alleles occur during gamete formation

d)

a ordered distribution of alleles occur during gamete formation

18.

New combinations of chromosomes are produced through:

a)

crossing over

b)

independent assortment

c)

random fertilization

19.

Two tall pea plants are crossed, producing 105 tall plants & 32 short plants. The genotypes of the tall parent plants are:

a)

Tt & Tt

b)

TT & Tt

c)

Tt & tt

d)

tt & tt

20.

Which scenario best supports the conclusion that a black guinea pig's genotype is homozygous dominant?

a)

after mating with a white guinea pig, 2 black & 2 white guinea pigs were produced

b)

after mating with a white guinea pig, 10 black & 8 white guinea pigs were produced

c)

after mating with a white guinea pig, 12 black guinea pigs were produced

d)

after mating with a black guinea pig, 4 black guinea pigs were produced

21.

In a test cross to determine whether a fruit fly is homozygous (WW) or heterozygous (Ww) for long wings, 7 long-winged flies & 1 short winged-fly are produced. Which is a valid conclusion?

a)

the unknown fruit fly is WW

b)

the unknown fruit fly is Ww

c)

the unknown fruit fly is ww

d)

more offspring are needed

22.

Crossing an individual that is homozygous recessive with an organism with an unknown genotype that exhibits a dominant phenotype is known as a what?

a)

Hybrid cross

b)

heterozygous cross

c)

test cross

d)

homozygous cross

23.

The diagram shows the sex chromosomes of a woman and of a man. Their genotypes for a recessive sex-linked condition are also shown.


What are the chances that their daughter will show the sex-linked condition?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

24.
Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive disorder. A normal woman whose father was colorblind marries a man with normal color vision. What percentage of their sons will be colorblind?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
25.
Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder. A woman with hemophilia marries an unaffected man whose father had hemophilia. What percentage of their daughters will have hemophilia?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
26.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
27.
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait.  A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What color are flowers that are Rr?
a)
Red
b)
Red and White
c)
White
d)
Pink
28.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Recessive inheritance
29.
A plant shows incomplete dominance in size. A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a medium plant (TS). What fraction of plants will also be tall?
a)
100 %
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
30.
A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (orange and white). What is the phenotype ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?
a)
4: Orange and White
b)
1: Orange : 1 White
c)
2 Orange: 2 Orange and White: 0 White
d)
1: Orange: 2 Orange and White: 1 White
31.

What would be the gametes for the YyRr plant?

a)

YR, YR, yR, yR

b)

YR, Yr, yR, yr

c)

Yy, Rr, YY, RR

d)

yy, rr, yy, rr

32.

What is the genotype that should be in the blank square?

a)

yyRr

b)

YYRR

c)

yyrr

d)

YrYr

33.
Based off this punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, yellow seeds?
a)
9/16
b)
3/16
c)
1/16
d)
16/16
34.
What proportion of the offspring in Figure 11-4 would be expected to have white, smooth hair?
a)
9/16
b)
3/16
c)
4/16
d)
1/16
35.

If a person has type B blood, the phenotype is B. What can the genotype be?

a)

IBIB or IBi

b)

IAIA or IAi

c)

IAIB

d)

ii

36.

If a person has type A blood, the phenotype is A. What can the genotype be?

a)

IBIB or IBi

b)

IAIA or IAi

c)

IAIB

d)

ii

37.

If a person has type AB blood, the phenotype is AB. What can the genotype be?

a)

IBIB or IBi

b)

IAIA or IAi

c)

IAIB

d)

ii

38.

If a person has type O blood, the phenotype is O. What can the genotype be?

a)

IBIB or IBi

b)

IAIA or IAi

c)

IAIB

d)

ii

39.

In the image above, what is the percentage of the offspring has the possibility of inheriting blood type O?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

40.

A woman has type B blood and her husband has type O blood. What must be the woman's genotype, if they have a child with type O blood?

a)

BO

b)

BB

c)

OO

d)

B