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Genetics Pedigree Lesson

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of ____ is called genetics

a)

heredity

b)

dominance

2.

Create a Punnett square to help you answer the question below.

a)

A) long in 100% of the offspring.

b)

B) short in 100% of the offspring.

3.
a)

A) Dominant

b)

C) Recessive

4.

Who is known as the father or genetics?

a)

Santa Clause

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Dwayne Johnson

d)

Georg Washington

5.

The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring

a)

surgery

b)

archeology

c)

genetics

d)

anthropology

6.

Characteristics, like hair color and height are called traits

a)

true

b)

false

7.

A diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family.

a)

Punnett square

b)

Pedigree

c)

Genetic disorder

d)

The Law of Segregation

8.

The study of the heredity and variation of organisms.

a)

Cancer

b)

Dominant traits

c)

Genetics

d)

Pedigrees

9.

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (example: Bb)

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

10.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (example: BB or bb).

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

11.

An organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations.

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Genetic disorder

c)

Phenotype

d)

Genotype

12.

How many couples are shown in this pedigree?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

7

d)

3

13.

An abnormal condition that a person inherits through their genes or chromosomes or through environmental factors that alter genes.

a)

Disease

b)

Inherit

c)

Genetic disorder

d)

Infection

14.

An organism's physical appearance or visible traits.

a)

Genotype

b)

Punnett square

c)

Phenotype

d)

Genetic disorder

15.

In a pedigree chart, what does a square symbol typically represent?

a)

A male individual

b)

A female individual

c)

A carrier of a trait

d)

An affected individual