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Weekly HW C1: Mendelian Genetics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Combination of two alleles
a)
phenotype
b)
genes
c)
genotype
d)
alleles
2.
Physical expression of alleles
a)
alleles
b)
phenotype
c)
genes
d)
genotype
3.
Different versions of a gene
a)
DNA
b)
traits
c)
genes
d)
alleles
4.
Determined by genes on the chromosomes.
a)
traits
b)
genetics
c)
DNA
d)
genotype
5.
Segment of DNA that determines a trait.
a)
DNA
b)
gene
c)
chromsome
d)
nucleotides
6.
Human skin cells are examples of __.
a)
meiosis
b)
diploid cells
c)
haploid cells
d)
genetics
7.
To make gametes or sex cells
a)
mitosis
b)
reproduction
c)
meiosis
d)
cell division
8.
Homologous chromosomes have the same genes and same size.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Orange coat is dominant to white. What is the phenotype of a heterozygous individual?
a)
orange
b)
white
c)
orange and white at the same time
d)
light orange
10.
Having dimples is dominant to no dimples. A homozygous recessive person would ___.
a)
have dimples
b)
have partial dimples
c)
have no dimples
d)
have dimples some times
11.
Orange coat is dominant to white. What is the phenotypic ratio of a CC x cc?
a)
4 Cc
b)
4 orange
c)
4 white
d)
2 CC : 2 cc
12.
What is the genotypic ratio of a Aa x Aa?
a)
4 Aa
b)
2 AA : 2 Aa
c)
2 Aa : 2 aa
d)
1 AA : 2 Aa : 1 aa
13.

Genotype or phenotype: freckles

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

14.

Genotype or phenotype: Rr

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

15.

Which is hybrid?

a)

mm

b)

NN

c)

Cc

d)

GG

16.

Which is heterozygous?

a)

WW

b)

Yy

c)

qq

d)

TT

17.

Which is homozygous dominant?

a)

Rr

b)

tt

c)

PP

d)

Ww

18.

How much does each box in the punnet square account for?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

19.

What percent of the offspring are hybrids?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

20.

Big (B) is dominant over small (b). What percent of the offspring will be small?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

21.

Green (G) is dominant over yellow (g). What percent of the offspring will be Green?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

22.

When two hybrids are crossed, what percent of the offspring will show the weaker recessive trait?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

23.

In guinea pigs, curly tails (C) are dominant over straight (c). Cross a hybrid curly tailed pig with a straight pig. What percent of the offspring will have strait tails?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

24.
The observable traits of an organism are known as its
a)
allele
b)
dominance
c)
phenotype
d)
genotype
25.
Each parent contributes one of the genes for a particular trait. The genes of the pair are called:
a)
variables
b)
gametes
c)
hybrids
d)
alleles
26.
Green peas are dominant (G) to yellow peas (g). What is the genotype for a hetereozygous dominant offspring?
a)
Gg
b)
gg
c)
GG
27.
Dominant alleles are represented by a(n)
a)
phenotype
b)
lower case letter
c)
upper case letter
d)
punnett square 
28.
D = dimples        d = no dimples 
What is the genotype for a homozygous recessive offspring?
a)
DD
b)
Dd
c)
dd
29.
The letters on the TOP AND SIDE of a punnett square represent ______________.
a)
The combination of alleles in offspring.
b)
The possible alleles given by the parents following meiosis.
c)
The genotype and phenotype of offspring.
d)
The results of genetic mutations in offspring.
30.
What did Mendel call the two kinds of traits exhibited by the pea plants (one coming from the father, one from the mother)?
a)
Genesis
b)
Elective traits
c)
Alleles
d)
Quadrants