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WorksheetsGenetics Review Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the study of inheritance and variation of traits in living organisms called?
ecology
genetics
biology
evolution
What are the basic units of heredity that are passed from parents to offspring?
Cells
Chromosomes
Traits
Genes
What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?
phenotype
chromosome
genotype
allele
What is the term for the physical characteristics or traits of an organism?
chromosome
DNA
phenotype
genotype
What is the term for the specific combination of alleles an organism has for a particular gene?
genome
alleleotype
phenotype
genotype
What is the term for an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular gene?
homozygous
monogenic
polygenic
heterozygous
What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a particular gene?
monohybrid
heterozygous
diploid
homozygous
What is the term for the observable traits or characteristics of an organism?
phenotype
genotype
inheritance
DNA
What is the term for the passing of traits from parents to offspring?
heredity
genetics
inheritance
evolution
Homozygous Dominant
AA
Aa
aa
Not this one :)
Homozygous Recessive
AA
Aa
aa
Not this one :)
Heterozygous
AA
Aa
aa
Not this one :)
In cacti, long arms (A) are dominant to short arms (a). A heterozygous long arm cactus is crossed with a short arm cactus. What is the parent cross?
Aa x aa
aa x aa
Aa x AA
AA x aa
Objective #13
This is a pedigree that follows blue eyes which is a recessive trait. What is the genotype of the mother (circle) in generation 1?
Aa
AA
aa
A?
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
