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Genetics Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If tall eyeballs (T) are dominant to short eyeballs (t), give the genotypes that are possible for tall eyeballs.

(a)  

2.

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Heterozygous.

a)

AA

b)

Bb

c)

zz

d)

Dd

e)

Hh

3.

Select all of the following genotypes that are considered Homozygous.

a)

AA

b)

bb

c)

Hh

d)

Dd

e)

zz

4.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

a)

Yy

b)

Y

c)

yy

d)

YY

5.

What does heterozygous mean?

a)

An organism that has the same alleles(genes) for a trait.

b)

An organism that has different alleles(genes) for a trait.

c)

When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both.

d)

The different forms of a trait.

6.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
7.
Complex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
protein
c)
RNA
d)
glucose nucleic acid (GNA)
8.
Mendel's law of segregation states that during meiosis, the alleles that control each trait separate, and only _________________ from each pair is/are passed to the offspring
a)
one allele
b)
the dominant trait
c)
two alleles
d)
the recessive trait
9.

In humans, blue eyes are a recessive trait. What genotype would a blue eyed child have?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

None of the above, brown eyes are dominant.

10.

What is the mother's genotype?

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dd

11.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
12.

Why do scientist use Punnett Squares?

a)

A tool scientist use to to see alleles

b)

A tool scientist use to see which alleles are dominant

c)

A tool scientist use to determine possible genotypes for offspring

13.

Brown eyes are dominant over blue eyes. What is the probability that the offspring will have brown eyes in this cross?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

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.

Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance their baby is blue eyed?

a)

0 %

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%