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WorksheetsIntro to gentics
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Albert Einstein
What organism did Gregor Mendel perform his famous experiments on?
Mice
Pea plants
Yeast
Fruit flies
What does a dominant trait mean?
A trait that has no visible effect on the organism
A trait that is rare in the population
A trait that, when inherited, will cover over or be more powerful than another trait
A trait that, when inherited, will be hidden by another trait
If an organism is heterozygous for a trait, what does this mean?
It has two identical alleles for a trait
It has two different alleles for a trait
It does not have any alleles for a trait
It has mutated alleles for a trait
What is the phenotype?
The genetic makeup of an organism
A type of gene that is dominant
The physical appearance of an organism as a result of its genotype
A type of gene that is recessive
What are alleles?
Types of genetic diseases
Versions of a gene
Cells that contain genetic material
Proteins that determine traits
What year did Gregor Mendel start his experiments with pea plants?
1923
1856
1865
1901
What is genetics?
The study of diseases
The study of cells
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
The study of proteins
What happens if an organism has two recessive alleles for a trait?
The organism will have a mutation
The trait will not be expressed
The recessive trait will be expressed
The dominant trait will be expressed
How did Gregor Mendel use mathematics in his study of genetics?
To measure the height of pea plants accurately
To explain heredity using the mathematics of probability
To determine the chemical composition of genes
To calculate the age of pea plants
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans typically have?
23
46
12
92
What is the molecule called that carries genetic information?
Protein
Carbohydrate
DNA
Lipid
What is a gene?
A part of DNA that codes for a specific trait
A type of chromosome
A cell that carries genetic information
A protein that helps in cell division
