Genetics Quiz- Chapter 5, lessons 1 and 2

Who is the Father of Genetics?

• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein

What did Mendel conclude after he saw the results of his experiments?

• Traits have 2 sets of instructions, one from each parent.

• Traits are inherited randomly and cannot be predicted.
• Traits are not inherited at all.
• Traits are inherited as continuous units and the inheritance of one trait is dependent on the inheritance of another trait.

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The passing of traits from parent to offspring.

• Heredity
• Photosynthesis
• Mutation
• Evolution

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The way a trait is expressed or appears. How it looks.

• Allele
• Phenotype
• Chromosome
• Genotype

The 2 alleles that control the phenotype of a trait.

• phenotype

• alleles

• genotype

• dominant

The tool used to predict the possible outcomes of a specific cross.

• Phenotype

• Punnett Square

• Crystal ball
• Pedigree

Pedigree

• Photosynthesis

• dog food

• tool to predict outcomes of a specific cross

• the tool used to trace a trait through generations of a family

What are the possible phenotypes from this cross?

• 100% Gg

• 50% green

  50% yellow

• 100% yellow

• 50% Gg

  50% gg

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What is the genotype of a female?

• XY
• YY
• XO
• XX

What is the genotype of a male?

• XY
• XO
• YY
• XX