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Genetics

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

genetics is the study of __________

a)

heredity

b)

genetics

c)

parents

2.

TT; big letters are ___________

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

nothing

3.

tt, small letters are ______

a)

DNA

b)

dominant

c)

recessive

4.

a ___________ is a letter combination of an allele

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

5.

a __________- is the trait that we see; black, long, blue, tall

a)

DNA

b)

recessive

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

6.

Tt, Hh, Rr

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

recessive

d)

phenotypes

7.

TT, RR, WW, SS

a)

homozygous recessive

b)

homozygous dominant

c)

heterozygous

d)

recessive

8.

rr, tt, hh, gg

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous recessive

d)

strong

9.
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
10.
Term for an organism that display two dominant phenotypes at the same time
a)
codominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
linked genes
11.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Recessive inheritance
12.

Codominance occurs in calico cats, which allows for the Black and Tan colors to show. What percentage of the offspring represented in this P square will be calico (black and tan spotted)?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

13.

Incomplete dominance occurs in cats, which allows them to be Black, White, or gray as shown on this Punnett square. What percentage of the offspring will be black?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

14.

What are the female chromosomes?

a)

XX

b)

XY

15.

What are the male chromosomes?

a)

XX

b)

XY

16.

In fruit flies, eye color is a sex-linked trait.  Red (R) is dominant to white (r).

Which genotype shows a female fly with white eyes?

a)

XRXrX^{R^{ }}X^r

b)

XRXRX^RX^R

c)

XrXrX^rX^r

17.
Which of the following genotypes belongs in the red box in the Punnett square?
a)

XBXb

b)

XbXb

c)

XbY

d)

XBY

18.

What is the likelihood of this cross have a child that is colorblind?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

19.

What chance will a boy will be colorblind?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

20.

Who is more likely to have an X-linked trait?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

Both males and females

21.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
22.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
24.
How many people in this whole pedigree have the trait/disease?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
25.

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the female in generation II?

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

rr

d)

R?

26.

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the male in generation I?

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

R?

d)

rr

27.

This is the recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the oldest male in generation II? (oldest is on the left)

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

rr

d)

R?