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Ch. 12 - Inheritance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

In a cross between a homozygous purple flowered plant and a homozygous white flowered plant, all of the F1 hybrid offspring have purple flowers. What is the term for the white trait?

a)

Dominant

b)

Genotype

c)

Recessive

d)

Phenotype

2.

  In heterozygous individuals, there is/are ______ allele(s).

a)

2 identical

b)

2 different

c)

1

d)

0

3.

An example of phenotype is (select 2 answers)

a)

RR

b)

White flowers

c)

Rr

d)

Purple flowers

4.

Genotype refers to the -

a)

Set of alleles

b)

Physical appearance

5.

  A diagram of genetic relationships among family members is called a/n

a)

Punnett square

b)

Karyotype

c)

Generation

d)

Pedigree

6.

  The law of independent assortment states that —

a)

Each pair of factors segregates independently of other pairs

b)

All possible combinations of factors cannot occur in gametes

c)

Any assortment of genes is possible regardless of parent genes

d)

Genetic traits are independent of genes on the chromosome

7.

All gene copies are identical

a)

True

b)

False

8.

  The term genotype refers to the physical appearance, while the term phenotype refers to the genetic makeup.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Homozygous recessive

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

10.

Which of these is not part of Mendel's 5 element model?

a)

Parents transmit genes to their offspring

b)

Allele presence guarantees expression

c)

Offspring obtain one copy of a gene from each parent

d)

Not all gene copies are identical

e)

Alleles remain discrete

11.

Pedigrees with recessive inheritance show that heterozygotes are

a)

Affected by the disease

b)

Not affected by the disease

c)

Carriers of the disease

12.

Genotypic ratio for the F1 generation

a)

1:2:1

b)

3:1

c)

1:1

d)

2:2:1

13.

When heterozygotes have characteristics of both homozygotes

a)

Pleiotropy

b)

Codominance

c)

Polygenic

d)

Multiple alleles

14.

   When creating a Punnett square, it is assumed that all possible types of sperm fertilize all possible types of eggs.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

  In a Mendelian cross for pea plants that are heterozygote for flower color (Tt), what is the probability that the offspring will be homozygous recessive?

a)

3/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/4

d)

1