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Modes of Inheritance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In pea plants, a tall plant is crossed with a short plant. 100% of the offspring are tall. Which best describes the allele for tall?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

2.

In pea plants, a purple flowered plant is crossed with a white flowered plant. The phenotypic ratio of offspring is: 50% purple and 50% white. Which mode of inheritance does the gene for flower color follow?

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

3.

In pea plants, the gene for pea pod color shows complete dominance. If two heterozygous parents are crossed, what is the expected phenotypic ratio?

a)

1:0

b)

1:1

c)

3:1

d)

0:1

4.

In pea plants, tall (A) is dominant to short (a). Also, purple flowers (B) are dominant to white flowers (b)? Which is (are) the genotype(s) of a plant is that tall with white flowers? Select all that apply.

a)

AABb

b)

AaBB

c)

Aabb

d)

AAbb

5.

In snapdragons, flower color exhibits incomplete dominance. When crossed, red (RR) and white (R'R') flowers make pink flowers (RR'). Complete a cross between a pink flower and a red flower. Find the phenotype ratio.

a)

1 red: 1 pink

b)

4 red: 0 pink

c)

4 pink: 0 white

d)

1 pink: 1 white

6.

In some chickens, feather color shows incomplete dominance. If a black chicken (bb) is mated with one that is blue (bb'), what is the probability of having a chicken that is black?

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

100%

7.

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


What is the genotype for a gray mouse?

a)

BB

b)

bb'

c)

bb

8.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
9.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
 Incomplete Dominance
b)
 Codominance
10.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
11.
This is an example of ___________.
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
12.
If you cross a black chicken with a white chicken, only checkered chickens would be produced.  What kind of inheritance pattern does this follow?
a)
incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
13.

Which mode if inheritance shows that two phenotypes can blend together to a make a 3rd phenotype?

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

14.

In a species of guinea pig, coat color can be described as black, white and gray. Which mode of inheritance does coat color best represent?

a)

complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

15.

Chickens can have 3 distinct patterns of feathers (see picture). Frizzled feathers are a mixed form of straight and curly. What inheritance pattern do chicken feather show?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

co-dominance

16.

Chickens can be tufted or non-tufted (see picture). What inheritance pattern do chickens show?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

co-dominance

17.

Which pattern of inheritance is displayed?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Co-dominance

18.

What could be a genotype of the offspring in this picture?

a)

Rr

b)

RR

c)

ww

d)

RW

19.

What pattern of inheritance is displayed?

a)

Complete dominance

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Co-dominance

20.

What might be a genotype for the pink offspring in this example?

a)

RW

b)

r'r'

c)

rr'

d)

ww