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genetics and punnett squares

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is/are an example(s) of a genotype? Select all that apply.

a)

tall

b)

purple

c)

AA

d)

wrinkled

e)

bb

2.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
3.

What goes in the missing square?

a)

AA

b)

aa

c)

A

d)

a

4.

Based on this Punnett Square, what is the chance of getting a female with white eyes?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

5.
Heterozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
6.
If this image were real, it would represent what type of inheritance?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
polygenic inheritance
d)
compete dominance
7.
Each one of the boxes on the Punnett Square represents what probability of an offsprings' genotype?
a)
25%
b)
1%
c)
10%
d)
0%
8.

Genetic cross

a)

the sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait.

b)

the mating of two organisms to produce offspring

c)

the scientific study of heredity

d)

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

9.
Two heterozygous white(brown fur is recessive) rabbits are crossed. What is the phenotype of the offspring?
a)
75% white; 25% brown
b)
25% white; 75 % brown
10.

INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE: The image above shows the incomplete dominant cross where B codes for red flowers and b codes for white flowers. What are the phenotypes of the parents?

a)

50% red and 50% white

b)

50% red and 50% pink

c)

50% white and 50% pink

d)

100% red

11.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
12.

The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

intelligence

13.

The only way for a recessive trait to appear is for an organism to have

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

two recessive alleles

c)

one dominant allele and one recessive allele