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Genetics Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

2.

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

a)

Insertions only

b)

Substitution only

c)

Deletion only

d)

Insertions and Deletions

3.

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

4.

A mutation is defined as:

a)

A change in the cell's structure

b)

Anything that changes in an embryo

c)

Any change in the physical features of a human

d)

A change in the DNA sequence

5.

Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

a)

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence

b)

They insert things that an organism doesn't need.

c)

They often delete things that organisms need.

d)

Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

6.

Which mutation will cause translation to stop?

a)

Mutations 1 and 3 only

b)

Mutation 1 only

c)

Mutation 2 only

d)

Muations 1, 2, 3

7.

Which type of mutation does the model demonstrate?

a)

Deletion

b)

Substitution

c)

Insertion

d)

Translocation

8.
In watermelons, green rinds (G) are dominant to striped rinds (g).  What is the genotype of a heterozygous green watermelon?
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
green
9.
One of the two forms of a gene is called a(n)
a)
genotype
b)
allele
c)
hybrid
d)
trait
10.
When a person has two different alleles for a gene, they are said to be
a)
heterozygous
b)
homozygous
11.
A __________ allele always shows up in an organism when the it is present.
a)
dominant
b)
hybrid
12.
In this example, the child displays the ________ trait.
a)
dominant
b)
recessive 
13.
How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
How many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
16.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
17.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
18.
aa always shows up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
19.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous
d)
DNA
20.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
21.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
22.
If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
GG
d)
gg
23.

If one allele for a trait is dominant and the other allele is recessive, which trait will be visible? The dominant allele or the recessive allele?

a)

Dominant will be visible because it is blocked by the recessive allele.

b)

Dominant will be visible because it hides or blocks the recessive allele.

c)

Recessive will be visible because it is blocked by the dominant allele.

d)

Recessive will be visible because it hides or blocks the dominant allele.

24.

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

25.

B = brown fur b = white fur

In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

26.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

27.

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 white?

a)

25%

b)

0%

c)

100%

d)

50%

28.

Which of the following is the genotype for a purebreed dominant alleles?

a)

ggYy

b)

GGYy

c)

Ggyy

d)

GGYY

29.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
30.

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

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

31.

Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (WW)? What color are flowers that are RW?

a)

Red and white spotted

b)

Red

c)

Pink

d)

White

32.

Based off this punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, green seeds?

a)

9/16

b)

3/16

c)

1/16

d)

16/16

33.

Based off this punnett square, what fraction of the offspring will have wrinkled, yellow seeds?

a)

9/16

b)

3/16

c)

1/16

d)

16/16

34.
In a dihybrid cross
a)
one trait is crossed.
b)
two traits are crossed.
c)
four boxes are needed for the punnett square.
d)
mom's alleles are dominant.
35.

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

a)

incomplete dominance.

b)

codominance

36.

When one allele is not dominant over the other, resulting in both traits expressed in a heterozygous individual.....

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

37.

A woman with curly hair and a man with straight hair produced a child with wavy hair:

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Complete dominance

38.

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 red (RR) flowers?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

39.

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
40.

If something is heterozygous, it is also _____

a)

purebred

b)

hybrid

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

41.

Which of the following is true about blood type O?

a)

It contains antigen A only.

b)

It contains antigen B only.

c)

It contains both antigen A and antigen B.

d)

It doesn’t contain antigen A or antigen B.

42.

Mom was black. Dad was white. What is the most likely explanation?

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

e)

multiple alleles

43.

Mom and dad are star belly sneeches. Baby does not have a star. What is the best explanation for this?

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

e)

multiple alleles

44.

If a dark brown horse and a white horse are bred, the offspring are palomino (tan). This is an example of:

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

e)

multiple alleles

45.

This flower is produced by crossing a pink-flowering plant and a white-flowering plant. This is an example of:

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

e)

multiple alleles

46.

When one allele is not dominant over another, resulting in a blended phenotype for heterozygous offspring is considered....

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

47.

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


Cross a red flower with a speckled flower. What is the phenotypic ratio?

a)

2 red, 2 speckled

b)

2 red, 2 blue

c)

2 blue, 2 speckled

48.

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

49.

In mice coat color is incompletely dominant. Black and white are homozygous. Brown mice are heterozygous.


What is the genotype for a brown mouse?

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

50.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
 Incomplete Dominance
b)
 Codominance