Biology: Heredity & Genetics Review

Question 1

How many HOMOZYGOUS Genotypes are in the Punnett Square?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 2

The Law of Independent Assortment

Accepted Answer

Each trait is inherited separately

Question 3

Which Punnett square represents cross Tt x Tt?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

X-Linked traits: allele located on the Y sex chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

A male has these two sex chromosomes

Accepted Answer

XY

Question 6

Suspect #3: Codominance. When codominance is present you see...

Accepted Answer

spots or stripes

Question 7

Looking at the Punnett Square... What is the probability that you will get a WHITE flower?

Accepted Answer

1/4 = 25%

Question 8

When traits seem to fade away, they are known as __________ traits.

Accepted Answer

recessive

Question 9

Heterozygous

Accepted Answer

a pair of genes where one is dominant and one is recessive, a pair of genes that are different.

Question 10

From where do humans inherit their genes?

Accepted Answer

both parents

Question 11

T/F: Alleles are the different versions of genes responsible for hereditary variations.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

Which term describes a feature we can see within a population?

Accepted Answer

phenotype

Question 13

Type O blood is the result of codominance

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

What are polygenic traits?

Accepted Answer

Traits that are determined by 1 or more genes

Question 15

Homozygous recessive is _____________________

Accepted Answer

having identical alleles that express the non dominate trait

Question 16

What are the parents of the punnett square below?

Accepted Answer

tt, Tt

Question 17

what is codominance?

Accepted Answer

both alleles are equally stong and visible

Question 18

This punnett square shows and example of:

Accepted Answer

Incomplete Dominance

Question 19

What are the genotypes of the parents in this punnett square?

Accepted Answer

homozygous dominant

Question 20

Segments of DNA that give instructions for making certain characteristics are known as:

Accepted Answer

genes

Question 21

Sex-linked traits usually affect...

Accepted Answer

males

Question 22

The law of segregation states that ________.

Accepted Answer

allele pairs separate during gamete formation

Question 23

Who was Gregor Mendel?

Accepted Answer

A monk that research the pea plants if they had any pattern

Question 24

When a trait seems to be the strongest & shows up in most of the offspring, it is known as:

Accepted Answer

a dominant trait

Question 25

A woman with type A blood has a child with type A blood. Who could NOT be the child's father?

Accepted Answer

all could be the father

Question 26

How many chromosome pairs do humans have?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 27

What term describes the passing of genetic material from parents to offspring?

Accepted Answer

heredity

Question 28

what is a sex linked trait

Accepted Answer

traits on sex chromosone

Question 29

What Is A Recessive Gene?

Accepted Answer

A gene that that can be masked by a dominate gene

Question 30

What would go into the empty Punnett square?

Accepted Answer

Xx

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