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Unit2 Genetics/Inheritance

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The trait that will always be expressed if at least one copy of an allele is present.

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

DNA

2.

The trait that will be expressed only if two copies of the allele are present.

a)

Recessive

b)

Dominant

c)

DNA

3.

What is it called when a gene carries two different types of alleles?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Monozygous

d)

Trizygous

4.

What is it called when a gene carries two of the same alleles?

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Monozygous

d)

Mamazygous

5.

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

a)

rr

b)

TT

c)

AA

d)

Ff

6.

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

a)

Jj

b)

MM

c)

Rr

d)

ee

7.

Brown eye color is dominant. Blue eye color is recessive. Select the combination of letters below that would represent a person being a purebred for brown eyes. In other words, which option represents a person having both alleles for brown eyes? (hint: think of capitalization of letters and what is used for dominant vs. recessive).

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

aA

8.

What is the definition of the phenotype?

a)

The physical traits of an organism

b)

The genetic makeup of an organism

c)

The letters eg, Aa

d)

How the genotype is expressed.

9.
The genotype is the ______________.
a)
physical appearance
b)
Genetic makeup
c)
Alleles gained from one parent
10.
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
a)
Codominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Polygenic traits
11.
A breed of chicken shows codominance for feather color. One allele codes for black feathers, another codes for white feathers. The feathers of heterozygous chickens of this breed will be:
a)
all black
b)
all white
c)
all gray
d)
speckled black and white
12.
incomplete dominance means that there traits are,,,
a)
expressed equally
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
blended
13.

What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?

a)

IBIB

b)

IAIB

c)

IBi

14.

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Independent assortment

d)

Recessive inheritance

15.

The alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are both expressed with no blending.

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

polygenic

d)

multiple alleles

16.
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait.  A pink flower (Rr) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What is the phenotype ratio expected 
a)
50% White: 50% Pink
b)
50: Red : 50% White
c)
25% Red : 50% Pink : 25% White
d)
100% Pink
17.

If brown eyes are dominant and blue eyes are recessive, what color eyes do the parents in this Punnett Square have?

a)

one has brown eyes and the other has blue eyes

b)

they both have blue eyes

c)

they both have brown eyes

d)

there's no way to tell based on this information

18.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
19.

Which cross could produce a child with blood type A?

a)

IAi x ii

b)

IAi x IBIB

c)

IAIA x IBIB

d)

IBIB x ii

20.

A roan (RW) bull mated with a red (RR) cow. What is the probability or producing a white (WW) cow?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

100%

d)

0%

21.

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (RR), blue flowers (BB) and Speckled flowers (RB).


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

a)

2 red, 2 speckled

b)

2 red, 2 blue

c)

2 blue, 2 speckled

22.
In some carnations, flower color exhibits codominance. When crosses, Red (R) and white (W) flowers make speckled flowers (RW) that show both colors.
Complete a cross between 2 speckled flowers and find the genotype ratio.
a)
0 RR: 4 RW: 0 WW
b)
2 RR: 2 RW: 0 WW
c)
1 RR: 2 RW: 1 WW
d)
0 RR: 2 RW: 2 WW
23.

Law which states that different traits are inherited independently of each other

a)

Law of independent assortment

b)

Genetics law

24.

Law states that 1 allele is more dominant than the other. Recessive allele is only expressed when dominant is not present

a)

Law of dominance

b)

Law of inheritance

25.

If your genotype is Bb, then you can only pass a B or b to your child but you can't pass both.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

26.

An organism is a hybrid genotype (Tt) but is appears tall instead of short.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

27.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
28.

Mendel crossed purebred yellow seeds with purebred greenseeds. Then he self ferilised the F1 progeny to obtain the F2. The statistic analysis of the F2 showed that... (more than one answer might be right)

a)

100% of the F1 and 75% of the F2 were yellow.

b)

All seed were yellow.

c)

50% of F1 and 75% of F2 were yellow.

d)

Green colour disappeared in the F1 but reappeared in F2

29.

In dihybrid crosses, the alleles for the two traits segregate independently of each other when gametes are formed. So when looking at a parent with two traits there are four possible combinations when gametes are formed.

a)

Heterozygous

b)

The Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Molecular genetics

d)

Cross

30.

The alleles must separate when gametes are formed

a)

Trait

b)

The Law of Segregation

c)

Allele

d)

Homozygous

31.
This is when a trait is controlled by more than one gene.
a)
Multiple alleles
b)
Polygenetic inheritance
c)
Codominance
d)
Incomplete Dominance 
32.

Examples include skin color and height (the individual's phenotype exists somewhere along a spectrum)

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

linked genes

d)

incomplete dominance

33.

A father has type AB blood and the mother has type O. What percentage of their offspring would you expect to have?

a)

Type A, 25%, Type B 25%, Type AB 25%, Type O 25%

b)

Type A 50%, Type B 25%, Type AB 25%, Type O 50%

c)

Type A blood 50%, Type B 50%, Type AB 0%, Type O Blood 0%

d)

Type A blood 100%

34.

AB blood type is an example of what type of inheritance? Both alleles show in the phenotype

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

35.

A single gene has 3 or more alleles. These are called

a)

multiple genes

b)

multiple alleles

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic traits

36.

What type of inheritance is determined by multiple genes and there can be a range of traits?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Polygenic traits

37.

A woman has type B blood and her husband has type O blood. What must be the woman's genotype, if they have a child with type O blood?

a)

BO

b)

BB

c)

OO

d)

B

38.

What are the blood types of the possible children that a woman (type O) and man (type AB) can have?

a)

AO and BO

b)

O and A

c)

O and B

d)

A and B

39.
What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?
a)
AB
b)
AO
c)
AA
d)
OO
40.

What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?

a)

BB

b)

AB

c)

BO

41.

Spider-Man has a genotype Ww and Mary Jane Watson has a genotype ww, what would be the genotypic ratio of their children?

a)

1:3

b)

1:2:1

c)

1:1

d)

9:3:3:1

42.

What does it mean to be a "purebred" (select all that apply)

a)

To have two of the same alleles

b)

To have different alleles

c)

Offspring of two of the same purebreds would be identical to their parents

d)

Offspring of two of the same purebreds would be different to their parents

43.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
44.

The ratio of phenotypes in a Punnett Square

a)

Phenotypic Ratio

b)

Genotypic Ratio

c)

Dihybrid Cross

d)

Independent Assortment