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DIA 6 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the genotype of the yellow offspring?

a)

Aa

b)

aa

c)

AA

d)

aA

2.

In a certain type of flower, purple (P) is dominant to white (p). Two flowers are crossed. Among the offspring, 75% are purple and 25% are white. What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

a)

Pp and Pp

b)

PP and pp

c)

Pp and pp

d)

PP and PP

3.

Pea plants can have either smooth peas or wrinkled peas. A cross of two smooth pea plants produces two smooth peas and two wrinkled peas. If the smooth pea is dominant, which of the following best describes the offspring of cross?

a)

75% are homozygous dominant, 25% heterozygous, and 0% are homozygous recessive

b)

50% are homozygous dominant, 25% heterozygous, and 25% are homozygous recessive

c)

25% are homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous, and 25% are homozygous recessive

d)

0% are homozygous dominant, 50% heterozygous, and 50% are homozygous recessive

4.

What is a polygenic trait?

a)

traits produced by many parents

b)

traits produced by more than one pair of genes

c)

traits that result in one phenotype

d)

traits that are controlled by the recessive gene

5.

If the parent's genotypes are TtSs x TtSs, what are the possible genotypes of their offspring? (Hint: Use the FOIL method)

a)

Tt, Ts, Ss, Ss

b)

TS, tS, Ts, ts

c)

TS, TS, ts, ts

d)

TT, tt, SS, ss

6.

In a certain breed of cow, the trait for coat color has two different versions, red or white. When a red cow (RR) is crossed with a white cow (WW), their offspring express a speckled roan coat, with both red and white coloring.

Which types of traits are most likely responsible for producing the offspring’s pattern?

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

sex-linked trait

d)

polygenic traits

7.

The following pedigree shows a family with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Which individual could be homozygous dominant?

a)

Jack

b)

Joe

c)

Jeremy

d)

Jessica

8.

If Jacob and Jessica were to have another child, what could be the child's possible genotypes?

a)

JJ, Jj, or jj

b)

JJ or Jj only

c)

jj only

d)

JJ or jj only

9.

Colorblindness is a sex-linked, recessive trait. Which of the following describes the probability of colorblindness in the offspring of a normal-vision man and a normal-vision woman whose father was colorblind?

a)

None of their daughters will have colorblindness.

b)

Both of their sons will be colorblind.

c)

Their sons have a 25% chance of being colorblind

d)

There is a 50% chance their daughters will be colorblind.

10.

The genes for hair color and eye color are located on different chromosomes. A brunette, brown-eyed woman has 3 children with a blonde, blue-eyed man. Two of their children have brunette hair and brown eyes, but their youngest child has blue eyes and brown hair. Which of the following explains the different phenotypes in the offspring?

a)

law of dominance

b)

law of segregation

c)

law of independent assortment

d)

law of incomplete dominance

11.

A rabbit that is heterozygous for brown fur produces a white offspring. What law explains why this occurs?

a)

law of recessivity

b)

law of dominance

c)

law of independent assortment

d)

law of segregation

12.

What is a positive aspect of genetically modified crops (GMOs)?

a)

Resistance to insect damage

b)

increase biodiversity

c)

decrease tolerance to herbicides

d)

increase labor needs

13.

What is a negative impact of genetically modified organisms?

a)

increase the need for pesticides

b)

decreased genetic diversity

c)

decreased viral resistance

d)

limited food supply

14.

Meiosis is a special form of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the amount of DNA as the parent cell. How does this relate to the inheritance of alleles?

a)

a sex cell may be inherited from one or both parents

b)

two sex cells are inherited from each parent

c)

both sex cells are inherited from only one parent

d)

one sex cell is inherited from each parent

15.

Which of the following could be used to test for independent assortment?

a)

An experiment looking to see if two different traits are inherited together or individually

b)

An experiment looking to see if a parent's alleles are separated during meiosis

c)

An experiment looking to see if one allele masks the other allel

d)

An experiment looking to see if certain traits are found only in certain populations

16.

What is the pattern of inheritance seen in the following pedigree?

a)

codominance

b)

sex-linked dominant

c)

autosomal recessive

d)

sex-linked recessive

17.

Shown is a pedigree for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a sex linked recessive disorder. Who in this pedigree could be a carrier for DMD?

a)

Jack

b)

Jill

c)

James

d)

Jessica

18.

What is the phenotypic ratio of an autosomal dominant heterozygous dihybrid cross?

a)

9:6:1

b)

3:1

c)

9:3:3:1

d)

1:2:1

19.

Why are karyotypes useful?

a)

they can provide a cure for chromosomal disorders

b)

They can help doctors determine if any chromosomes are missing or damaged

c)

They can determine if certain chromosomes can be added or deleted

d)

They can make gene therapy an obsolete treatment plan

20.

Familial hypocholesteremia (FH) is a life threatening condition that causes a high amount of low density lipoproteins (LDL) or "bad cholesterol".

Homozygous dominant individuals produce low amounts of LDL. Homozygous recessive individuals produce high amounts of LDL. Heterozygous individuals produce half the amount of LDL.

What is the pattern of inheritance for FH?

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

recessive

d)

autosomal dominance

21.

In human blood types, a person with type A blood has A surface proteins. A person with type B blood has B surface proteins. A person with type AB blood has both A and B surface proteins.

What is the pattern of inheritance?

a)

autosomal dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

sex-linked dominance