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Genetics

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The genetic makeup of an individual (or DNA) is called a (a)  

2.

An observed or measurable characteristic of an individual is a (a)  

3.

An observed category or a measured level of performance for a specific trait is a (a)  

4.

A phenotype is not a trait

a)

true

b)

false

5.

(a)   are the product of genes and the environment

6.

A group of animals within the same species that have a common origin and similar identifying characteristics

(a)  

7.

the process that determines which individuals become parents, how many offspring they produce, and how long they remain in the breeding population.

(a)  

8.

the process that determines which selected males are bred to which selected females

(a)  

9.

Nucleotides make up

(a)  

10.

basic physical unit of heredity

(a)  

11.

a long strand of DNA and associated proteins present in the nucleus of every cell

(a)  

12.

type of protein found in chromosomes

(a)  

13.


the site of a particular gene

(a)  

14.

What’s on chromosomes?

(a)  

15.

An alternate form of a gene

(a)  

16.

there can be more than 2 alleles

a)

true

b)

false

17.

(a)   more allele combinations

18.

genes assort independently during meiosis and all possible gametes form in equal proportions

(a)  

19.

bonds that hold the nucleotides

(a)  

20.

hydrogen bonds are weak bonds that hold nucleotides together

a)

true

b)

false

21.

the law of independent assortment is broken a lot

a)

true

b)

false

22.

DNA stand for

(a)  

23.

Each chromosome comes as a pair

a)

true

b)

false

24.

the occurrence of two or more loci of interest on the same chromosome

(a)  

25.

crossing over results in

(a)  

26.

the formation of a new combination of genes on a chromosome as a result of crossing over

(a)  

27.

Sperm cell + egg cell =

(a)  

28.

A zygote has a full complement of genes

a)

true

b)

false

29.

We call the organism in early development the (a)  

30.

Not every gamete forms a zygote

a)

true

b)

false

31.


the process that determines which egg matures and which sperm succeeds in fertilizing the egg

(a)  

32.

Not all gametes are viable, and they are selected out

a)
true
b)

false

33.

A two dimensional chart used to determine possible zygote outcomes from a mating

(a)  

34.

If a gene is simply inherited, you can estimate the number of each offspring

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Inheritance is (mostly) random

a)

true

b)

false

36.

We cannot prevent the randomness of genetic inheritance from occurring

a)

true

b)

false

37.

when, in heterozygotes, one allele has more effect than the other

a)

dominance

b)

complete dominance

c)

partial dominance

38.

a form of dominance in which the expression of the heterozygote is identical to the expression of the homozygous dominant genotype

a)

dominance

b)

complete dominance

c)

partial dominance

39.

when, in heterozygotes, expression of the genotypes is intermediate or resembles the homozygous dominant genotype

a)

dominance

b)

complete dominance

c)

partial dominance

40.

Genes at difference loci can interact

(a)  

41.

When expression of genes differs between males and female

(a)  

42.

2 chromatids make up 1 chromosome

a)

true

b)

false

43.

interactions in the system are essential

a)

true

b)

false

44.

(a)   are affected by only one or few genes

45.

Simply inherited traits are almost never affected by the environment

a)

true

b)

false

46.

-Affected by many different genes.
-No one gene has an overriding influence

(a)  

47.

Polygenic traits are affected by the environment

a)

true

b)

false

48.

qualitiative

interpretation based

a)

simply inherited

b)

polygenic

49.

quantitative

measurable

a)

simply inherited

b)

polygenic

50.

Polygenic traits can look like simply-inherited traits sometimes

a)

true

b)

false

51.

We call polygenic traits that LOOK like simply-inherited traits ______ _________

(a)  

52.

what is more important polygenic or simply inherited?

a)

simply inherited

b)

polygenic

53.

A mating designed to reveal the genotype of an individual for few loci

(a)  

54.

what is the difference in simply inherited and polygenic traits?

(a)  

55.

We can use a test mating to identify genes associated with polygenic traits

a)

true

b)

false

56.

a polygenic trait that has qualitative secondary characteristics

(a)  

57.

We can know the likelihood of a certain coat color appearing if we cross the bull with his daughters, even if we don’t know the daughters’ specific genotypes.


a)

true

b)

false

58.

These probabilities can help us determine how many normal offspring you need from a test mating to be certain your sire does not carry a recessive allele

a)

true

b)

false

59.

the probability an individual will contribute a gamete with the dominant allele

a)

p

b)

q

60.

the probability an individual will contribute a gamete with the recessive allele

a)

p

b)

q

61.

Not every gamete forms a zygote

a)

true

b)

false

62.

The more genes involved, the harder it is to observed
individual gene effects

a)

true

b)

false

63.

the systematic measurement of performance (phenotype) in a population

(a)  

64.


matings designed to correct for the progeny faults of one or both parents.

(a)  

65.

Genetic change can occur at different speeds

a)

true

b)

false

66.

information on the genotype or performance of ancestors and (or) relatives of an individual

(a)  

67.

determining which individuals will become parents for the first time

(a)  

68.

Animals with the best set of genes have the best

(a)  

69.

occurs independently of human control

(a)  

70.

determining which individuals will no longer be parents

(a)  

71.


information on the genotype or performance of descendants of an individual

(a)  

72.

deliberate, under human control

(a)  

73.

Predictions of breeding value (BV) can be quantitative or qualitative

a)

true

b)

false