WorksheetsModule 4:Mendelian Genetics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What term describes an allele that is expressed when present?
Recessive
Dominant
Homozygous
Hetero
What is represented by a capital letter in genetics?
Recessive Allele
Dominant Allele
Homozygous genotype
Heterozygous henotype
If an organism has two different copies of a gene, it is called:
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Phenotype
Genotype
What does the genotype of an organism represent?
Physical appearance
Genetic information
Dominant traits only
Recessive traits only
Which law states that different genes and their alleles are inherited independently?
Law of Dominance
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Probability
What did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments in genetics?
Fruit flies
Garden peas
Mice
Bacteria
The offspring of the parental cross of pure breeding plants are called:
F1 generation
F2 generation
P generation
S generation
In a Punnett Square, what does each box represent?
A possible phenotype
A possible genotype
A dominant trait
A recessive trait
What is the phenotype of a plant with a genotype of homozygous recessive for flower color?
Purple flower
White flower
Yellow Flower
Red Flower
If a plant has a genotype of “Rr,” what is its phenotype regarding seed shape?
Round seed
Wrinkled seed
Mixed Seed
No seed
