WorksheetsGenotype & Phenotype Warm Up
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is an Allele?
a specific characteristic
a form of a gene
a portion of DNA that codes for a trait
passing of traits
What is an example of a trait?
Height
Eye color
All
Hair type
In order for an allele to be DOMINANT, it needs what?
a capital letter
a lowercase letter
a gene
None
What does it mean if an allele combo is homozygous?
alleles are different
it explains what the genes say
both alleles are the same
it is the physical trait observed
If an organism has a genotype of BB, we can describe it as:
homozygous dominant
heterozygous dominant
homozygous recessive
heterozygous recessive
If an organism has a genotype of Rr, we can describe it as:
homozygous recessive
homozygous dominant
heterozygous dominant
heterozygous recessive
If having stripes is dominant, what would be the correct genotype that would match?
SS
Ss
ss
Both SS and Ss
If long beaks on birds is recessive, which of the following genotypes matches?
BB
Bb
bb
BB and bb
What is a phenotype?
what the genes actually say
the physical trait observed
what is expressed with a capital letter
what is expressed with no capital letter
If purple flowers are dominant to white flowers, what would the phenotype be for Pp.
Purple
White
Both
None
