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genetics, Punnett square

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If having dimples (d) is recessive, and having no dimples (D) is dominant, what are the genotype(s) of individuals who do have dimples?

a)

DD

b)

Dd

c)

dd

2.

4 O'clock flowers are incomplete dominance because

a)

heterozygous alleles show a blended phenotype

b)

homozygous alleles are pink

c)

heterozygous alleles are red

3.

Look at the punnett square. What is the probability that the offspring would have homozygous alleles for the trait?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

e)

0%

4.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
5.
What percentage of the female offspring will be a carrier for this recessive disease?
a)
0%
b)
50%
c)
100%
d)
25%
6.

B = brown fur b = white fur

In the punnett square, what is the probability of the offspring having white fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

7.

Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

Qq

c)

ss

8.

Who is the father of genetics?

a)

Darwin

b)

Mendel

c)

Lamarck

d)

Einstein

9.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
10.

What are the possible genotypes for this cross? And what percentage of each is produced?

a)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

b)

all tall

c)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

d)

Tt = 100%

11.
What is the possible genotypes for both children in generation 3? 
a)
BB & BB
b)
Bb & bb
c)
bb & bb
d)
Bb & Bb 
12.

This image is an example of

a)

Polygenic

b)

Codominance

c)

Multiple Alleles

d)

Incomplete Dominance

13.

Blood Type is an example of

a)

Multiple Alleles

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Pleiotropy

14.

Height is an example of a sex-linked trait.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Sickle Cell Anemia is a dominant trait.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The majority of sex-linked traits are

a)

x-linked dominant

b)

x-linked recessive

c)

y-linked dominant

d)

y-linked recessive

17.

Skin color is an example of polygenic inheritance because

a)

M1 and M2 are two different genes that code for the same trait

b)

There are 4 alleles

c)

the environment also affects skin color

18.

Pleiotropy is an example of sickle cell anemia because

a)

one gene affects blood cell shape, the eyes, heart and lungs.

b)

many genes code for the disease.

c)

sickle cell anemia is a recessive trait

19.

A person with type A blood can donate to a person with type B blood because they are codominant.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This pedigree indicates ____ number of carriers for hemophilia, a sex-linked trait.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

0