Genetics and Heredity Review

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Biology
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9th - 11th Grade
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Melissa Incorvia
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24 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The form of a gene that is always expressed if present is the ___ form.
recessive
dominant
zygote
heterozygous
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Two heterozygous purple-flowering pea plants are crossed. If purple is dominant over white, what are the expected
phenotypic results?
100% purple.
B. 75% purple, 25% white.
50% purple, 50% white.
25% purple, 75% white.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What law BEST explains why an organism with ‘Tt’ will show only the dominant phenotype?
Law of Dominance
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Filial Generations
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If an organism inherits one dominant allele and one recessive allele for eye color, their genotype would be:
haploid
homozygous
heterozygous
homologous
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Two parents have the genotype Gg for a genetic disorder caused by a recessive allele. What is the chance that any of
their children will inherit the disorder?
25%
50%
75%
100%
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS3-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Mendelian law of inheritance states that organisms inherit two copies of each gene and donate one copy to
each of their offspring?
law of genetic linkage
law of segregation
law of independent assortment
law of inheritance
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In pigs, the allele for a wavy, rough coat (R) is dominant to the allele for a soft, fine coat (r). A rough coat boar and a
soft coat sow mate. They produce several litters, 50% are rough coat and 50% are smooth coat. What must be the
genotypes of the parents to create this phenotypic ratio?
RR × rr
Rr × rr
RR × Rr
Rr × Rr
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-1
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