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WorksheetsMendelian Genetics Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is Gregor Mendel?
A genetic disorder
A controversial scientist
An obscure figure
A famous biologist
What are the two laws identified by Mendel?
Law of Genetics and Law of Probability
Law of Dominance and Law of Inheritance
Law of Segregation and Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Blending and Law of Traits
What is the phenotype of an organism?
Its physical appearance
Its recessive traits
Its genetic makeup
Its dominant traits
What is the probability of getting heads in a coin flip?
1 in 16
1 in 2
1 in 4
1 in 8
What is the probability of getting a heterozygous genotype when crossing two heterozygous individuals?
1 in 2
1 in 4
1 in 8
1 in 16
Yellow seeds are domiant to green seeds. If two heterozygous plants are crossed, what is the probability of getting green seeds in a cross?
1 in 16
1 in 8
1 in 4
1 in 2
Round seeds are domiant to wrinkled seeds. If a heterozygous plant is crossed with a recessive plant, what is the probability of getting wrinkled seeds in a cross?
1 in 2
1 in 4
1 in 8
1 in 16
In pea plants, round is dominant to wrinkled and yellow is dominant to green seed coats.
What is the probability of getting both round and yellow seeds in a heterozygous dihybrid cross?
3 in 16
1 in 4
9 in 16
1 in 8
Huntington's Disease is an autosomal dominant trait.
What is the probability of passing on Huntington's Disease if one parent has the dominant gene?
1 in 4
1 in 16
1 in 2
1 in 8
What is the phenotype of an organism with Huntington's Disease?
All of the above
Inability to walk
Uncontrollable shakes
Degeneration of nerve fibers
What size Punnett square is needed in a monohybrid cross?
16 squares
4 squares
2n
1n
What does a circle represent in a pedigree?
A female
A parent
A male
A child
What is the probability of getting heads in the next coin flip after flipping heads four times in a row?
1 in 2
1 in 4
1 in 8
1 in 16
In a cross of two heterzygous parents,
What is the probability of getting a homozygous recessive genotype?
1 in 8
1 in 4
1 in 16
1 in 2
