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WorksheetsHeredity Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
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)
FF
Ff
ff
The combination of genes a person has, represented by letters, is their...
Genotype
Phenotype
Chromosome
Punnett Square
What belongs in the last box?
RR
Rr
rr
ff
Look at the punnett square shown. What allele pair would replace the "?"
WW
Ww
ww
Look at the punnett square. What is the probability that the offspring would have homozygous alleles for the trait?
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Fill in the Yellow Box
Bb
BB
bb
Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?
RR
ss
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?
Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of _______
genotypes
phenotypes
The physical expression of a trait is called the ...
genotype
phenotype
Genotype: TT is ...
homozygous dominant
homozygous recessive
heterozygous
Genotype: Aa is ....
homozygous dominant
homozygous recessive
heterozygous
Which of the following is a PHENOTYPE for flower color in pea plants?
Pp
PP
Purple
In the problem shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?
BB
Bb
bb
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
predators to prey
water to rain
parents to offspring
offspring to parents
True or False:
We get 1/2 of our genes from our mother and 1/2 of our genes from our father
True
False
Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of
Ribosomes
DNA
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
If two alleles are the same for a certain trait they are considered
Homozygous
Twins
Heterozygous
Common
Sections of DNA that have instructions for a specific trait are called _______________
Blueprints
Genes
Heterozygous
Fragments
Chromosomes are
Found in the mitochondria
Made of 20 pairs
Long strands of DNA that contain many genes
Bundles of DNA that contain only one gene each
The genes of an organism that are written with capital or lowercase letters
Pant size
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Genotype
Gretchentype
If a certain trait has two different alleles (one dominant and one recessive) it is called __________________
Homozygous
Confused
Differentiated
Heterozygous
This variation of a gene can only be expressed if it is received from both parents
Shy
Heterozygous
Variation
Recessive
Different versions of the same gene are called
Jeans
Editions
Varieties
Alleles
If a brown-eyed mother and a blue-eyed father have four children, three will probably have brown eyes. What can you conclude from this?
Brown eyes are a successful trait
Brown eyes are a submissive trait
Brown eyes are a recessive trait
Brown eyes are a dominant trait
A hitched thumb is a recessive trait. A person with a hitched thumb would have a genotype of?
BB
Bb
bb
bB
Each organism has 2 alleles for a particular trait. Where do these two alleles come from?
One from each parent
Both from one parent
Alleles do not come from parents
The kidney
A trait that always shows up when the allele is present.
Genotype
Phenotype
allele
Dominant allele
The passing of genetic material from parents to offspring.
heredity
gene
allele
genotype
phenotype
Different versions of a gene.
heredity
gene
allele
genotype
phenotype
If the phenotype for curly hair is DOMINANT then its genotype will be
BB
Bb
bb
Either BB or Bb
If the phenotype for straight hair is RECESSIVE then its genotype will be
aa
AA
Aa
None of the above
