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Mendelian Genetics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
2.
Heterozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
3.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
4.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
5.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
6.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
7.
Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
t
8.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
9.
What genotype would go in box 2?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
10.

In pea plants, round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r). Which of the following represents the genotype of a pea plant that is homozygous dominant?

a)

RR

b)

round

c)

Rr

d)

wrinkled

e)

rr

11.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
12.

What are the possible phenotype(s) of the offspring?

(Brown hair (A) is dominant to blonde hair (a).)

a)

50% Brown Hair and 50% Blonde Hair

b)

25% Brown Hair and 75% Blonde Hair

c)

75% Brown Hair and 25% Blonde Hair

d)

0% Brown Hair and 100% Blonde Hair

13.

What are the possible alleles a parent with the GgBb genotype could donate to their gametes? (Hint: F.O.I.L.)

a)

GB, Gb, gB, gb

b)

GB, GB, gb, gb

c)

Gb, Gb, Gb, GB

d)

GG, BB, gg, bb

14.

What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?

a)

RrYy

b)

RRYY

c)

rryy

d)

RrYY

15.

Round (R) and yellow (Y) are dominant traits. Based off this Punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, yellow seeds?

a)

9/16

b)

3/16

c)

1/16

d)

16/16

16.

Black fur in mice (B) is dominant to brown fur (b).

Short tails (T) are dominant to long tails (t).

What percentage of the offspring of the cross BbTt x BBtt will have black fur and long tails?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

17.

What fraction of offspring from the cross AaBB x Aabb will be heterozygous for both traits? (Write out the Punnett square.)

a)

1/16

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

3/16

18.

Brown eyes (B) are dominant to green (b). What percent of offspring would be green?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

19.
What is the phenotypic ratio of a dihybrid cross of 2 heterozygous parents?
a)

3:4:3:6

b)

1:2:3:4

c)

9:3:3:1

d)

8:4:3:1

20.

Cross RRYY x rryy. R=round seeds, r=wrinkled seeds; Y=yellow seeds, y=green seeds. What percent will have Round/Yellow seeds? 

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%