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Genetics Test

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the dominant trait is having freckles (F) and the recessive trait is no freckles (f), which allele combination(s) below would represent a person who has freckles? (select all that apply)

a)

FF

b)

Ff

c)

ff

2.
What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair) 
a)
50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair 
b)
25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair 
c)
75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair 
d)
0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair 
3.

The combination of genes a person has, represented by letters, is their...

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Chromosome

d)

Punnett Square

4.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
5.

Look at the punnett square shown. What allele pair would replace the "?"

a)

WW

b)

Ww

c)

ww

6.

Look at the punnett square. What is the probability that the offspring would have homozygous alleles for the trait?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

e)

0%

7.
Both parents in this Punnet square
a)
are homozygous dominant
b)
are homozygous recessive
c)
are heterozygous
d)
have blue eyes
8.

Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

Qq

c)

ss

9.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
10.
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%
11.
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Having a Widow's Peak is dominant (W) over not (w). If parent A (WW) and parent B (ww) have a child, what is the likelihood that--

a)

The child will have a widow's peak

1.

100%

b)

The child will not have a widow's peak

2.

0%

c)

The genotype of these children

3.

Ww

12.

Webbed fingers (F) are dominant over nonwebbed fingers (f). If parent A (Ff) and parent B (Ff) have children, which of the following are true? Select all that apply

a)

Phenotypes: 75% chance of having webbed fingers and 25% chance of not.

b)

Phenotypes: 100% chance of having webbed fingers and 0% chance of not.

c)

Phenotypes: 25% chance of having webbed fingers and 75% chance of not

d)

Genotypes: FF 25%, Ff 50%, ff 25%

e)

Genotypes: FF 75%, Ff 50%, ff 25%

13.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
14.

Who was the Austrian monk that experimented on pea plants and is called the "father of genetics"? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Francis Crick
James Watson
15.

The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

Homozygous

d)

intelligence

16.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
17.

Different versions of a trait (tall or short, white or purple) are called

a)

alleles

b)

traits

c)

versions

d)

genes

18.

If something is heterozygous, it is also _____

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

19.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
20.

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what color fur would Aa be?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

purple

d)

blue

21.
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Match the following vocabulary words with their definitions

a)

Genetics

1.

The Scientific study of heredity

b)

Heredity

2.

The process in which characteristics are passed down from parents to offspring.

c)

Trait

3.

An organism's characteristics.

d)

Genotype

4.

The specific genetic make up or "code" for an individual.

e)

Phenotype

5.

The total physical appearance for an individual.

22.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

A

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

23.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Draw a punnett square and perform the following cross: Tt x Tt

What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

24.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
25.
Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?
a)
Bb
b)
BB
c)
bb
d)
B
26.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
27.
B = brown eyes
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.
a)
they have same phenotype and genotype
b)
they have different genotypes and phenotypes
c)
they have same phenotype but different genotypes
d)
they have same genotype but different phenotypes
28.
Aa is
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
29.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Yy
b)
Y
c)
yy
d)
YY
30.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
31.
A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
32.

What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype Tt if T represents tall and t represents short?

a)

Tall

b)

Short

c)

Medium

d)

Variable

33.

If a homozygous dominant tall pea plant (TT) is crossed with a homozygous recessive short pea plant (tt), what are the genotypes of the offspring?

a)

All TT

b)

All Tt

c)

All tt

d)

50% TT and 50% tt

34.

What is the phenotype of an individual with a genotype of AaBb, assuming A and B are dominant alleles?

a)

Dominant for both traits

b)

Recessive for both traits

c)

Dominant for A and recessive for B

d)

Recessive for A and dominant for B

35.

This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of two traits. This is known as ---

a)

incomplete dominance.

b)

codominance

36.

What type of inheritance pattern is shown here?

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

37.

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?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

38.

Codominance occurs in calico cats, which allows for the Black and Tan colors to show. What percentage of the offspring will be calico (black and tan spotted)?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

39.

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (RR), blue flowers (BB) and Speckled flowers (RB).


Cross two speckled flowers.

a)

1 red, 2 speckled, 1 blue

b)

2 red, 2 blue

c)

2 blue, 2 speckled

d)

1 red, 1 speckled, 2 blue

40.
this image is an example of
a)
codominance
b)
dominance
c)
incomplete dominance
41.

A​ (a)   is the physical, observable trait.

A ​ (b)   describes the types of alleles or DNA an organism has for their trait.

Choose from the below words
Phenotype
Genotype
Allele
42.

Match each genotype to its description

a)

HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT

1.

RR

b)

HETEROZYGOUS

2.

Rr

c)

HOMOZYGOUS

RECESSIVE

3.

rr

43.

Match the following for mitosis and meiosis.

a)

PMAT happens once or twice

1.

Mitosis & Meiosis

b)

makes 4 genetically different cells

2.

Meiosis

c)

Sister Chromatids (already crossed over) pull apart

3.

Anaphase 2 of Meiosis

d)

Homologous Chromosomes pulled apart & Independent assortment

4.

Anaphase 1 of Meiosis

e)

makes 2 identical cells

5.

Mitosis

44.

how many chromosomes do human gametes have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

18

d)

36

45.
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
a)
segregation of sister chromatids
b)
condensation and segregation of alleles
c)
mutationin which the DNA content of the gene is altered
d)
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
46.

Name the phase:

a)

Telophase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Metaphase II

47.

This term refers to the production of gametes by organisms that reproduce sexually

a)

mitosis

b)

binary fission

c)

meiosis

d)

cloning

48.

What phase is this?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

49.

What phase is this?

a)

Metaphase II

b)

Prophase II

c)

Telophase I

d)

Anaphase I

50.

What phase is this?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Prophase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Anaphase I

51.

What phase is this?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

52.
What is the genotype for this organism?
(E= 3 eyes, e= 1 eye)
a)
EE
b)
Ee
c)
ee
d)
EE or Ee
53.
The letters "A" and "a" are used to represent eye color in dragons (A=red, a=purple). Mama dragon is homozygous dominant for eye color and papa dragon that is homozygous recessive for eye color. 
What is the genotype of the mama dragon? 
a)
purple eyes
b)
red eyes
c)
AA
d)
Aa
54.

What does it mean if an organism is heterozygous for a trait?

a)

It has two identical alleles for a trait

b)

It has two different alleles for a trait

c)

It cannot inherit the trait

d)

It has no alleles for the trait