Genetics Test

___________ refers to the genes an individual possesses i.e. their genetic make-up.

Twin and adoption studies are used by biological psychologists to investigate the extent to which _______ influences behaviour.

• Genes

• Biological structures

• Neurochemistry

___________ __________ refer to the probability that two people with shared genes will develop the same behaviour/disorder.

The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring is known as __________.

• A) Genetics

• B) Sociology

• C) Anthropology

• D) Psychology

Which of the following is a tool used to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring?

• A) Punnett Square

• B) Venn Diagram

• C) Flowchart

• D) Histogram

The physical expression of an organism's genes is called its __________.

• A) Phenotype

• B) Genotype

• C) Allele

• D) Chromosome

Gregor Mendel is known as the father of __________.

• A) Genetics

• B) Economics

• C) Sociology

• D) Psychology

Which term describes a segment of DNA that codes for a protein?

• A) Gene

• B) Chromosome

• C) Allele

• D) Genome

The process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce is called __________.

• A) Natural Selection

• B) Genetic Drift

• C) Mutation

• D) Gene Flow

Which of the following is NOT a type of genetic mutation?

• A) Translation

• B) Insertion

• C) Deletion

• D) Substitution