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Genetics Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to roll the tongue is thought to be controlled by a dominant allele (R). Crossing two heterozygous (Rr) parents. What percentage will not be able to tongue-rolling trait?

a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
25%
2.

Define incomplete dominance and an example.

a)

When the letters are different

b)

When the letters are the same

c)

Neither allele is complete. So a blending of colors occurs

d)

The process of two alleles both being fully expressed in the phenotype - like spots

3.

What are all the possible gametes combinations for GGTt? (dihybrid)

a)

GT,Gt,GT,Gt

b)
GGTt, GgTt, ggTt, TtGG
c)

GG, TT, tt, GG

d)

GG, TT, Tt

4.

According to the table, which of the following phenotypes would probably occur from ggbb?

a)

Green, round peas

b)

striped fur, blue eyes

c)

Purple, smooth fur

d)

Yellow, wrinkled peas

5.

Who discovered the science of genetics?

a)
Isaac Newton
b)

Francis Crick

c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Albert Einstein
6.

Give an example of a phenotype

a)
An example of a phenotype is the color of a flower, such as red or white.
b)
The temperature of a room, such as hot or cold
c)
The taste of a fruit, such as sweet or sour
d)
The size of a tree, such as tall or short
7.

What is the definition of a phenotype

a)

When the letters are the same

b)

The letter results inside of the Punnett square

c)

the physical traits that appear from the Punnett square

d)

When the letters are different from each other

8.

What is the definition of a genotype

a)

When the letters are the same

b)

The letter results inside of the Punnett square

c)

the physical traits that appear from the Punnett square

d)

When the letters are different from each other

9.

Homozygous dominant

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

GH

10.

Homozygous recessive

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

GH

11.

Heterozygous example

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

GH

12.

What traits would GGLl have?

a)
Only recessive traits
b)

yellow feathers, short beak

c)

Green feathers, Long beak

d)

Green feathers, short beak

13.

How many boxes have blue and normal wings?

a)

9/16

b)

4/16

c)

16/16

d)

6/16

14.

How many boxes have white and normal wings?

a)

9/16

b)

3/16

c)

4/16

d)

6/16

15.

How many boxes have white and short wings?

a)

1/16

b)

3/16

c)

4/16

d)

8/16

16.

What is the genotype of the 3rd box across?

a)

GGBb

b)

GGBB

c)

GBGB

d)

GgBB

17.

What would be the genotype of the 3rd box down?

a)

AABB

b)

AABb

c)

aABB

d)

AaBB

18.

Cross a homozygous dominant brown eyes with a heterozygous brown eyes. What are the phenotypes from this cross? E dominant for brown eyes, e recessive for blue eyes.

a)

50% brown

50% blue

b)

100% brown eyes

c)

100% blue eyes

d)

50%EE 50% Ee

19.

Define the term genetics.

a)
The study of ancient civilizations
b)
The study of rocks and minerals
c)
The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.
d)
The study of weather patterns
20.

Give example of genotype

a)

Tall stem

b)

GB

c)

Red

d)

PP

21.

Dominant traits are written with a ___.

a)
symbol
b)
capital letter
c)
number
d)
lowercase letter
22.

Recessive traits are written with a ___.

a)
number
b)
uppercase letter
c)
symbol
d)
lowercase letter
23.

What does heterozygous long beak look like?

a)

LL

b)

Ll

c)

ll

d)

Gg

24.

Using the table. What does homozygous solid gray fur look like?

a)

BB

b)

gg

c)

Gg

d)

GG

25.

Cross two heterozygous brown mice. Brown (B) is dominant over tan (b). What are the genotypes of Punnett square?

a)

75% Hh

25% hh

b)

25% BB

50% Bb

25% bb

c)
10% BB, 80% Bb, 10% bb
d)
50% BB, 25% Bb, 25% bb
26.

What is the phenotype of a plant with genotype Tt if

T is dominant for tall and t is recessive for short?

a)

Short

b)

Medium

c)

Tall

d)

Cannot be determined

27.

Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype?

a)

AA

b)

aa

c)

AAA

d)

Aa

28.

What does a Punnett square show?

a)

all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross

b)

only the dominant alleles in a genetic cross

c)

only the recessive alleles in a genetic cross

d)

all of Mendel’s discoveries about genetic crosses

29.

Which trait—white flowers or purple flowers—is controlled by a dominant allele?

a)

White flowers

b)

Purple flowers

30.

Which trait—white flowers or purple flowers—is controlled by a recessive allele?

a)

White flowers

b)

Purple flowers

31.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
32.

The dominant trait is..

a)

Green pea seeds

b)

Yellow pea seeds

c)

There is no dominant seed

d)

Jolly green giant

33.
The cross between Ff x ff, as shown in the picture above, will produce which the following offspring? 
a)
FF, Ff, ff, Ff
b)
Ff, Ff, ff, ff
c)
Ff, ff, FF, Ff
d)
Ff, ff, Ff, ff
34.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
35.

Define co-dominance and an example.

a)

When the letters are different

b)

When the letters are the same

c)

Neither allele is complete. So a blending of colors occurs

d)

The process of two alleles both being fully expressed in the phenotype - like spots

36.

According to the table, which of the following phenotypes would probably occur from ggbb?

a)

Green, round peas

b)

striped fur, blue eyes

c)

Purple, smooth fur

d)

Yellow, wrinkled peas

37.

Who discovered the science of genetics?

a)
Isaac Newton
b)

Francis Crick

c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Albert Einstein
38.

Homozygous dominant

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

GH

39.

Homozygous recessive

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

GH

40.

Heterozygous example

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

GH

41.

What traits would GGLl have?

a)
Only recessive traits
b)

yellow feathers, short beak

c)

Green feathers, Long beak

d)

Green feathers, short beak

42.

What type of inheritance pattern is shown here?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

43.

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

44.

The green fish offspring in this image is an example of ---

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

45.

codominance occurs in cats, which allows them to be Black, White, or Spotted as shown on this Punnett square. What percentage of the offspring will be black?

BB- black

BW- black and white

WW- white

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100