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Genetics and Punnett Squares Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of Genotype is this: AA?

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous Dominant

c)

Homozygous Recessive

d)

Heterozygous Recessive

2.

What type of Genotype is this: Aa?

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Heterozygous Dominant

c)

Heterozygous Recessive

d)

Homozygous Recessive

3.

Two alleles can be different

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

4.

Two alleles can be the same

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

5.

Is this an example of a genotype or a phenotype:


blue eyes

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

6.

Is this an example of a genotype or a phenotype:


YY

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

7.

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 heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

round

c)

Rr

d)

wrinkled

e)

rr

8.

In mice, black fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b). According to the Punnett square shown, the offspring in box 4 would:

a)

be homozygous for white fur

b)

be heterozygous for black fur

c)

be heterozygous for grey fur

d)

be homozygous for black fur

9.
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
100%
d)
50%
10.

The blending of two traits is known as ---

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

11.

A condition in which both alleles for a gene are expressed so that both traits are visible is known as ---

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

12.

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (FRFR), blue flowers (FBFB) and Speckled flowers (FRFB).


Cross a red flower with a speckled flower. What is the phenotypic ratio?

a)

50% red, 50% speckled

b)

25% red, 25% blue

c)

100% blue

13.

A red flowered plant (RR) is crossed with a white flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance. What percentage of the offspring will have red (RR) flowers?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

14.
If you have a parent who has GgBb as their genotype, what are the possible alleles they could donate to their gametes?
a)
GB, Gb, gB, gb
b)
GB, GB, gb, gb
c)
Gb, Gb, Gb, GB
d)
GG, BB, gg, bb
15.
T4 - What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?
a)
RrYy
b)
RRYY
c)
rryy
d)
RrYY