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Basics of Mendelian Genetics #biology
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1
Who is known as the "father of genetics"?
Charles Darwin
Austin Richard Post
Gregor Mendel
Robert Hooke
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In the following monohybrid cross, what percent (%) of offspring are homozygous dominant?
100%
25%
0%
50%
3
If brown hair is dominant to blonde hair what phenotype would an individual be with Bb alleles?
ginger hair
brown hair
black hair
blonde hair
4
When inherited alleles are different for a specific gene they are...
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
recessive
5
In the following monohybrid cross, both parents are...
dominant
recessive
heterozygous
homozygous
6
What branch of biology studies inheritance patterns between generations?
traits
alleles
genes
genetics
7
What are segments of DNA that control a specific trait called?
alleles
genes
punnetts
chromosomes
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What do we call offspring that are genetically the same as their parents?
siblings
ancestors
purebreds
hybrids
9
To determine whether a dominant trait is hetero- or homozygous you would use a
Dominant/ Recessive Cross
Cross Breeding
Punnet Square
Test Cross
10
In the following monohybrid cross, yellow pea pods are ________________ to green pea pods.
inferior
dominant
recessive
equal
11
If purple is dominant to white then the
genotype
for a recessive white plant would be
pp
Pp
purple
PP
12
If black hair is dominant to blonde hair what genotype would an individual be with blonde hair?
Bb
bb
BB
BBB
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When two different true breeding organisms are crossed what is achieved?
Nothing
All dominant alleles
All recessive Alleles
Hybrid
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A genotype describes...
physical characteristics
a mutation
genetic make up of a trait
a traits dominance
15
What is an autosome?
Sex chromosome
A chromosome other than a sex chromosome
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What is a monohybrid cross?
One species being studied
Two species being studied
One trait being studied
Two traits being studied
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A phenotype describes
Genetic make up
A physical mutation
Whether a trait will be inherited or not
Physical characteristics
18
Distinguishing characteristics that are inherited are called...
phenotypes
traits
genotypes
alleles
19
How many copies of each
gene
do humans possess and who do they come from?
46 : mom and dad
23 : siblings
2 : parents
4 : grandparents
20
What is a Punnet-square used for?
Show physical characteristics of an allele
B) Show genotype
Both A and B
A) Predict inheritance of an allele
21
What generation is the offspring of the P (parent) generation?
X
F2
F1
Y
22
What plant did Mendel use to conduct his experiments?
Carrots
Flowers
Peas
Moss
23
Breeding two organisms with different traits is called a
mitosis
reproduction
meiosis
cross
24
In the following monohybrid cross, what percent (%) of offspring are yellow pea pods?
50%
100%
25%
0%
25
In the following monohybrid cross, what percent (%) of offspring are heterozygous?
50%
75%
0%
100%
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When inherited alleles are the same for a specific gene they are...
recessive
homozygous
dominant
heterozygous
