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5 - Genetics Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In cats, the allele for short hair (H) is dominant to the allele for long hair (h).

A heterozygous short-hair cat is crossed with a long-hair cat.

What percentage of the offspring is expected to be heterozygous for hair length?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

2.

Many farmers prefer cattle without horns because it is safer for their herds. The allele for no horns (N) is dominant to the allele for the presence of horns (n).

A farmer mates a male with horns to a heterozygous female without horns.

What is the chance that the offspring will have horns?

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

1

3.

In horses, the allele for straight hair (H) is dominant, and the allele for curly hair (h) is recessive. A horse breeder mates a homozygous dominant mother with a heterozygous male.

What is the chance that the offspring will have straight hair?

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

4/4

4.

In mussels, brown coloring (B) is dominant, and blue coloring (b) is recessive.

A homozygous brown mussel crosses with a blue mussel.

What percentage of offspring are expected to be blue?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

5.

In tomatoes, tall vines (T) are dominant to dwarf vines (t), and red fruit (R) is dominant to yellow fruit (r). A farmer mates a homozygous tall, red tomato plant (TTRR) with a heterozygous tall, red tomato plant (TtRr).

What is the fraction of offspring that will be dwarf plants with yellow fruit?

a)

0

b)

1/16

c)

3/16

d)

9/16

6.

In guinea pigs, black hair (B) is dominant to brown hair (b) and short hair (H) is dominant to long hair (h). A black, long-haired guinea pig (Bbhh) is crossed with a brown, short-haired guinea pig (bbHh).

What percentage of the offspring will be black with long hair?

a)

0

b)

1/4

c)

3/8

d)

3/16

7.

Where are "Genes" found?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Centrosomes

d)

Chromosomes

8.

How many chromosomes do humans have?

a)

23

b)

92

c)

46

d)

184

9.

The above karyotype is:

a)

a boy with Downs Syndrome

b)

a boy with Kleinfelter Syndrome

c)

a girl with Downs Syndrome

d)

a girl with Kleinfelter Syndrome

10.

a photograph or picture of chromosomes grouped in ordered pairs is a ______________

a)

pedigree

b)

Punnett Square

c)

Venn Diagram

d)

Karyotype

11.
Which sex chromosomes would indicate a typical human male?
a)
XX
b)
X
c)
XY
d)
XXY
12.
What is the gender of the individual whose karyotype is seen in the image?
a)
Male
b)
Female
13.

Who is known as the "father of genetics"?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Karl Ernst von Baer

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Francis Franklin

14.

Alleles (example: H or h) are alternative forms of a gene. How many alleles does a baby guinea pig inherit from their mother?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

23

d)

whichever one is dominant

15.

A HETEROZYGOUS individual would have the genotype:

a)

Hh

b)

hh

c)

HH

d)

Hi

16.

In pea plants, tall (T) plant alleles are dominant to short (t) plant alleles. If two tall plants (each with the genotype Tt) are crossed, what is the probability that the cross would result in a short pea plant?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

17.

Brown eyes (B) are dominant to blue eyes (b). Determine the phenotype for a child with the genotype - Bb

(a)  

18.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
19.

Codominance occurs in calico cats, which allows for the Black and Tan colors to show. What percentage of the offspring represented in this P square will be calico (black and tan spotted)?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

20.

Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (WW)? What color are flowers that are RW?

a)

Red and white spotted

b)

Red

c)

Pink

d)

White

21.
A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (orange & 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
22.
If two parents are heterozygous for type A blood, what is the probability that their offspring would have type O blood?
a)
100 %
b)
75%
c)
50%
d)
25%
23.

H= normal blood clotting

h=hemophilia


XHXh x XHY


What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

1/4

24.
What percentage of the female offspring will be a carrier for this recessive disease?
a)
0%
b)
50%
c)
100%
d)
25%
25.
The observable traits of an organism are known as its
a)
allele
b)
dominance
c)
phenotype
d)
genotype
26.
What is the percentage of homozygous recessive offspring?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
27.

What do the circles represent?

a)

Male

b)

Female

28.

What do the squares represent?

a)

Male

b)

Female

29.

Examine the parents in generation I. How many children do they have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

30.

The shaded shapes represent individuals with attached earlobes (ee). What is the genotype of the generation I parents?

a)

ee

b)

Ee

c)

EE

d)

It is not possible to determine

31.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family. How many of the females have the hemophilia trait?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
2
d)
3
33.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
c)
The individual has both recessive alleles.
d)
The individual has both dominant alleles.
34.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
35.

Match each genotype to its description

a)

HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT

1.

RR

b)

HETEROZYGOUS

2.

Rr

c)

HOMOZYGOUS

RECESSIVE

3.

rr

36.

Match the following genotypes and allelles.

a)

RR

1.

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Bb

2.

Heterozygous

c)

dd

3.

Homozygous Recessive

d)

G

4.

Dominant Allele

e)

g

5.

Recessive Allele

37.

​ (a)   is another term used for homozygous alelles​

Choose from the below words
purebred
hybrid
heterogenous
genotype
phenotype
38.

Match the following terms related to the work of Gregor Mendel

a)

dominant allele

1.

trait will always show up if the allele is present

b)

recessive allele

2.

trait will show up only when the dominant is not present

c)

segregation

3.

separation of alleles during gamete formation

d)

gametes

4.

sex cells

e)

principle of dominance

5.

some alleles are dominant, some are recessive

39.
What goes in box 3
a)
Aabb
b)
AABB
c)
AAbb
d)
aaBb
40.

What goes in box 15

a)

aabb

b)

AABB

c)

aaBB

d)

AAbb

41.
Cross Two Homozygous plants
(
RRYY x rryy)
R = round seeds, r  = wrinkled seeds Y = yellow seeds, y = green seeds
What percent will have Round and Yellow seeds? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
42.
Using the dihybrid cross and key provided, what is the probability of the offspring being tall and white?
a)
9
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
43.

What is the genotype for a pea plant homozygous for round seeds (R), and heterozygous for yellow seeds?

a)

RrYy

b)

RRyy

c)

RRYy

d)

rryy

44.

A pair of identical chromosomes (one inherited from mom and one inherited from dad) are called ______________________________.

a)

sister chromotids

b)

centromeres

c)

homologous chromosomes

d)

autosomes

45.

The failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate "normally" during meiosis is called _____________________.

a)

nondisjunction

b)

anaphase I

c)

nondiploidy

d)

karyotype

46.

The trait this pedigree traces is recessive because it skips a generation and individuals can be carriers. What is the most likely genotype for person III-3?

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

47.
There are no carriers for Huntington's Disease- you either have it or you don't. Is Huntington's disease caused by a dominant or recessive trait?
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
48.

The karyotype diagram below represents a human female with the genetic disorder known as Turner syndrome. Chromosomal analysis of this karyotype reveals the mutation is a result of

a)

a missing X chromosome

b)

a missing Y chromosome

c)

an extra 21 chromosome

d)

missing chromosome #9

49.

The karyotype diagram below represents a human male. Chromosomal analysis of this karyotype reveals the abnormality in this karyotype is:

a)

a missing X chromosome

b)

a missing Y chromosome

c)

an extra 21 chromosome

d)

missing chromosome #9

50.

This is known as Edwards Syndrome, can you identify which chromosome is trisomy?

a)

Chromosomes 1 and 2 are bent

b)

There is no Y chromosome

c)

This persons chromosomes are normal

d)

There are 3 of chromosomes 18

51.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
 Incomplete Dominance
b)
 Codominance
52.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
53.

Which of the following are genotypes for blood type B?

a)

IA IA and IA IB

b)

IB IB and ii

c)

IB IB and IB i

d)

IA IB and IA IB

54.

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%

55.

Which of the following genotypes code for the blood type AB?

a)

IA IA and IA IB

b)

IA IB only

c)

IA IB and IB i

d)

ii only

56.
If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
57.
What are the blood types of the possible children that a woman (type O) and man (type AB) can have?
a)
O and AB
b)
O and A
c)
O and B
d)
A and B