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WorksheetsGenetics/Heredity
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of
Ribosomes
DNA
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered
Homozygous
Twins
Heterozygous
Common
Physical traits that are expressed are known as ____________
Mutation
Personality
Genotype
Phenotype
The genes of an organism that are written with capital or lowercase letters
Pant size
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Genotype
Gretchentype
If a gene is always expressed or always shown with a capital letter it is
Bossy
Recessive
Yelling
Dominant
If a certain trait has two different alleles (one dominant and one recessive) it is called __________________
Homozygous
Confused
Differentiated
Heterozygous
This variation of a gene can only be expressed if it is received from both parents
Shy
Heterozygous
Variation
Recessive
Different versions of the same gene are called
Jeans
Editions
Varieties
Alleles
In mice, black fur is dominant over white fur.
Which letters would represent the homozygous black parent's alleles?
BB
Bb
bb
bB
In mice, black fur is dominant over white fur.
Which letters would represent the homozygous white parent's alleles?
BB
Bb
bb
bB
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
tt
Tt
Bb
TT
B = brown fur b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?
0%
25%
50%
75%
What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?
RrYy
RRYY
rryy
RrYY
Cross Two Homozygous plants
(RRYY x rryy)
R = round seeds, r = wrinkled seeds Y = yellow seeds, y = green seeds
What percent will have Round and Yellow seeds?
0%
25%
50%
100%
In a certain species of plant, the color purple (P) is dominant to the color white (p).
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
25%
0%
100%
50%
Round seeds (R) are dominant over wrinkled seeds (r). What percentage of the offspring will be round from the following cross?
Rr X Rr
100%
75%
50%
25%
What goes in box 3
Aabb
AABB
AAbb
aaBb
Using the dihybrid cross and key provided, what is the probability of the offspring being tall and white?
9
2
3
6
If you have a parent who has GgBb as their genotype, what are the possible alleles they could donate to their gametes?
GB, Gb, gB, gb
GB, GB, gb, gb
Gb, Gb, Gb, GB
GG, BB, gg, bb
Assume dad's gametes are on top, what is his genotype?
AAPP
AaPp
aaPP
Aapp
A long-haired female rabbit and a short-haired male rabbit produced this offspring with a medium-length coat:
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Complete dominance
A black male and white female produced this grey offspring:
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Complete dominance
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
Incomplete Dominance
Co dominance
A red flowered plant (RR) is crossed 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?
0%
25%
50%
100%
The hair form gene shows incomplete dominance. If your genotype is SS, you will have straight hair. If your genotype is CC, you will have curly hair. If your genotype is SC, you will have wavy hair. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson both have wavy hair (SC). What percentage of their children will also have wavy hair (SC)?
25%
50%
75%
100%
Incomplete dominance occurs in cats, which allows them to be Black, White, or gray as shown on this Punnett square. What percentage of the offspring will be gray?
25
50
75
100
The green fish offspring in this image is an example of ---
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
This cow with brown and white spots is an example of ---
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
What type of inheritance is determined by multiple genes and there can be a range of traits?
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Polygenic traits
Multiple Alleles
What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?
IBIB
IAIB
IB i
All of these are examples of type B blood
Which of the following is true about blood type O?
It contains antigen A only.
It contains antigen B only.
It contains both antigen A and antigen B.
It doesn’t contain antigen A or antigen B.
Marfan syndrome is a disorder of the connective tissue and is controlled by one gene. People with the disorder have higher than normal flexibility, long limbs and fingers, and eye and spine problems. What type of inheritance pattern is this an example of?
polygenic
pleiotropy
multiple alleles
incomplete dominance
There are many different alleles for fur color in cats. What is this an example of?
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Traits
Which of the following is most likely being shown in the image?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Inheritance
Which of the following is most likely being shown in the image?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Multiple Alleles
Polygenic Inheritance
