Mendelian Genetics Quiz Review - SHL

How would you classify the following genotype?

AA

• homozygous recessive

• heterozygous

• homozygous dominant

• heterozygous dominant

What is the term for an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

• Homozygous

• Genotype

• Heterozygous

• Hybrid

What is the term for a section of DNA that is responsible for a particular trait?

• chromosome

• gene

• protein

• cell

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What was the significant contribution of Gregor Mendel in the field of Genetics?

• He discovered the cell.

• He was the first to describe the process of genetic inheritance.

• He invented the microscope.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The physical traits that can be observed in an organism are referred to as its

• dominance

• chance

• phenotype

• genotype

What is the expected outcome of crossing two pea plants that are both heterozygous for yellow pods?

• 75% yellow pods : 25% green pods

• 100% yellow pods

• 100% green pods

• 50% yellow pods : 50% green pods

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What would the ratio for genotypes be for this Punnett Square?

• 2Bb:2bb
• 2BB:2Bb
• 1BB:2Bb:1bb
• 4Bb

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Green flowers are dominant to yellow flowers. If two heterozygous parents are crossed, what percentage of their offspring will be homozygous dominant?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

• 0%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Match the following genotypes and allelles.

• Recessive Allele

• RR

• Homozygous Recessive

• dd

• Dominant Allele

• Bb

• Homozygous Dominant

• G

• Heterozygous

• g

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112.34.c.6.F

Complete the following monohybrid punnett by labeling the each box with the correct genotype.

a

b

c

d

Tt

tt

TT

Tt

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112.34.c.6.F