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Unit 7 Non-Mendelian Inheritance & Biotechnology

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Co Dominance

c)

Sex-Linked

d)

Polygenic

2.

A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance. What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

3.
A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (orange and white). What is the phenotype ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?
a)
4: Orange and White
b)
1: Orange : 1 White
c)
2 Orange: 2 Orange and White: 0 White
d)
1: Orange: 2 Orange and White: 1 White
4.

This type of inheritance pattern is a Blend of both traits.

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

co-dominance

c)

complete dominance

d)

recessive pattern

5.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
6.
How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
1
d)
2
7.
How many PAIRS of sex chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
1
d)
2
8.

this image is an example of

a)

codominance

b)

dominance

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

polygenic dominance

9.

this image is an example of

a)

codominance

b)

dominance

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

sex-linked inheritance

10.

This is an example of ___________?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Co-Dominance

c)

Sex-linked inheritance

d)

Autosomal recessive inheritance

11.

If you cross a black chicken with a white chicken, black-white checkered chickens are produced. What kind of inheritance pattern does this follow?

a)

incomplete Dominance

b)

Co-Dominance

c)

Sex-linked Inheritance

d)

Multiple alleles

12.
If you cross a red snapdragon with a white snapdragon, only pink snapdragons will be produced.  What type of inheritance pattern does this follow?
a)
Complete Dominance
b)
Incomplete Dominance
c)
Co-Dominance
d)
Sex-linked
13.
Looking at this pedigree, how many family members have the disease?
a)
4
b)
7
c)
All
d)
None
14.
Which of the following genotypes belongs in the red box in the Punnett square?
a)
XBXB
b)
XbXb
c)
XbY
d)
XBY
15.

If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?

a)

sex-linked trait

b)

polygenic trait

c)

codominant trait

d)

incomplete dominance trait

16.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder. According to the Punnett square, what percentage of offspring will have the disorder?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
17.
The visual representation of an individual's chromosomes is a 
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
karyotype
d)
stereotype
18.

What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype AO?

a)

type A

b)

type O

c)

AA

d)

OO

19.

If two parents have type AB blood, what is the probability that their child will have type O blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

20.

Universal blood donors have type ______ blood.

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

B

d)

O

21.

What is the correct phenotype ratio when crossing two heterozygous parents in a dihybrid cross?

a)

100% heterozygous

b)

1:2:1

c)

3:1

d)

9:3:3:1

22.

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

23.

The genotypes of the couple in the 3rd generation

a)

must be AA x AA

b)

must be Aa x Aa

c)

must be Aa x aa

d)

must be aa x aa

24.
The genotype of the affected son and daughter at the bottom of this pedigree...
a)
could be homozygous dominant
b)
could  be homozygous recessive
c)
could be heterozygous
d)
Can't tell
25.

A branch of science in which scientists identify genes and their functions and to modify or transfer genes for useful purposes.

a)

DNA Technology

b)

DNA Fingerprint

c)

Recombinant DNA

26.

The field of manipulating and changing an organism's DNA (Cloning, Stem cell research, transgenic organism production, DNA finger printing)

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

Cloning

c)

Recombinant DNA

d)

DNA technology

27.

separates DNA from the rest of the cell

a)

DNA Extraction

b)

Electrophoresis

c)

Plasmid

28.

What type of cut is presented in the image?

a)

Blunt End

b)

Sticky End

29.

Which type of cut is presented in the image?

a)

Blunt End

b)

Sticky End

30.

A laboratory technique that runs electrical current through a gel to separate DNA fragments by their size

a)

Gel Electrophoresis

b)

Stem cells

c)

Plasmid

d)

Reproductive Cloning

31.

All of an organism's heredity information is known as its

a)

Genome

b)

Plasmid

c)

restriction enzyme

d)

DNA

32.

Undifferentiated cells that have the ability to become different types of speicalized cells

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Genome

c)

Plasmid

d)

Cloning

33.

All organisms that contains genes from a different species

a)

Transgenic organism

b)

genetically modified organism

34.

An organism that has had its genes altered by adding or removing genetic material

a)

Transgenic Organism

b)

Genetically Modifed Organism

35.

A unique pattern created from DNA segments that can be used to identify an individual or to identify family relationships

a)

DNA Fingerprint

b)

Genetically modified organisms

c)

Plasmid

d)

Cloning

36.

A circular piece of DNA found in bacterial cells

a)

Plasmid

b)

Stem cells

c)

Genome

d)

Restriction enzymes

37.

DNA that is formed by joining a short piece of DNA from one organism to the DNA of another organism

a)

Recombinant DNA

b)

DNA fingerprinting

c)

Gel elctrophoresis

38.

An international effort that successfully sequenced human DNA

a)

Human Genonome Project

b)

Genetically modified organisms

c)

Cloning

d)

Reproductive cloning

39.

A process of producing genetically identical copies of genes, tissues, or an entire organism

a)

Cloning

b)

Restrictive enzymes

c)

stem cells

d)

gel electrophoresis

40.

The process of creating an organism that is genetically identical to a donor organism

a)

Restriction enzyme

b)

transgenic organism

c)

Human Genome project

d)

reproductive cloning

41.

Enzymes used to cut DNA into pieces at specific points

a)

Restriction enzymes

b)

Recombinant DNA

c)

Genome

d)

Plasmid