Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
47 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple ChoiceHemophilia is a x-linked disorder. A woman is a carrier for the disorder. Which is the correct genotype?HhXHXhhhXhXh
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA person who has one dominant and one recessive allele for a trait, but does not have the trait.CloneCarrierDiseasedKaryotype
- 3. Multiple Choice
What type of heredity is shown in the pedigree?Sex-Linked DominantSex-Linked RecessiveAutosomal DominantAutosomal Recessive - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of heredity is shown in the pedigree?Sex-Linked DominantSex-Linked RecessiveAutosomal DominantAutosomal Recessive
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAa, DD, bB, yy are all examples ofgenotypesphenotypes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAA and Aa always show up asdominantrecessive
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the trait of tallness?0 in 41 in 42 in 44 in 4
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?AAaAAaa
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn a flowering plant species, red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r). What is the genotype of any red-flowering plant resulting from this species?rrRRRRR or Rr
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the characteristics is a lion least likely to pass on to its offspring?fur colorlength of tailscars on legbody size
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.recessivedominantlower case letterboth
- 12. Multiple ChoiceT - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing squarettTtBbTT - 13. Multiple ChoiceB = brown eyes
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.they have same phenotype and genotypethey have different genotypes and phenotypesthey have same phenotype but different genotypesthey have same genotype but different phenotypes - 14. Multiple Choiceaa always shows up asdominantrecessive
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAa ishomozygousheterozygous
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a phenotype?Aared hairheterozygousDNA
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat gender has an X and a Y chromosome?malefemaletransgenderall of the above
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?1234
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow many alleles (letters) does a child get from each parent for each trait?1234
- 20. Multiple ChoiceW=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?none3/41/2all - 21. Multiple ChoiceHow many generations are shown in this pedigree?1234
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich individual in the first generation is a carrier?The maleThe femaleindividual 1None of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?2456
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow many boys did the mother and father from the first generation have?2456
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIn the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?2356
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow many people in this whole pedigree have the trait/disease?2346
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat gender of offspring are most often affected by sex-linked inheritance? What gender are usually carriers of the trait?males, malesfemales, malesmales, femalesfemales, females
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the shaded shapes represent in a pedigree chart?normal individualsindividuals who have the traitcarriersdominant individuals
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of the offspring will have this recessive disease?0%25%50%75%
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of the female offspring will be a carrier for this recessive disease?0%50%100%25%
- 31. Multiple ChoiceLooking at this pedigree, how many female family members are carriers?13107
- 32. Multiple ChoiceHow many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans have?234612
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIf a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?sex-linked traitpolygenic traitcodominant traitincomplete dominance trait
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat factors can affect a person's height?genes onlyboth genes and environmental factorsa person's blood typea person's karyotype
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a pedigree?a chart that tracks which members of a family have a particular traita geneticist who studies the inheritance of traits in humansa picture of all the chromosomes in a cellan allele passed from parent to child on a sex chromosome
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat must occur for a girl to be colorblind?each parent must be colorblindeach parent must have the dominant allele for colorblindnesseach parent must have the recessive allele for colorblindnesseach parent must have two codominant alleles for colorblindness
- 37. Multiple ChoiceIn a pedigre, If more squares/ circles are dark, than light, the trait is probablydominantrecessivenon-dominantsex-linked recessive
- 38. Multiple ChoiceIf more squares than circles have the trait, the trait is probablyautosomalsex linked
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of ___________?Incomplete dominanceCo-Dominance
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together?Incomplete DominanceCo-Dominance
- 41. Multiple ChoiceA calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?Incomplete DominanceCo dominance
- 42. Multiple ChoiceA tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (SS) and a medium plant (TS) results. This is what type of inheritance pattern?Incomplete DominanceCodominance
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHow are Incomplete Dominance and Co Dominance different than a normal Mendelian cross?There is no differenceThe heterozygous genotype has a unique phenotypeThere is no heterozygous genotypeThere is only one phenotype regardless of genotype.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceIf you cross a black chicken with a white chicken, only checkered chickens would be produced. What kind of inheritance pattern does this follow?incomplete DominanceCo-Dominance
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of heredity is shown in the pedigree?Sex-Linked DominantSex-Linked RecessiveAutosomal DominantAutosomal Recessive
- 46. Multiple ChoiceComplex molecule that carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits. It is stored in the nucleus.DNAproteinRNAglucose nucleic acid (GNA)
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat you see, or the physical appearance.GenotypePhenotypeHomozygousHeterozygous
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags