Punnett Squares, Traits And Genetics SHMS Question Preview (ID: 53951)


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Who is the father of genetics?
a) a scientist named Albert Einstein
b) a teacher named DJ Paradis
c) a monk named Gregor Mendel
d) an astronaut named Neil Armstrong

Which of the following is a Heterozygous trait?
a) Aa
b) BB
c) AA
d) aa

Which of the following is a homozygous recessive trait?
a) Aa
b) Tt
c) tt
d) TT

Which of the following is a person's genotype?
a) Tt
b) Medium
c) Short
d) Tall

Which of the following is a person's phenotype?
a) Tt
b) Tall
c) TT
d) tt

If P means no freckles and p means freckles... which kid below would have freckles
a) Pp
b) none of the kids would have freckles
c) PP
d) pp

If Dad Tt had a child with mom Tt what percent of their children will be short (tt)
a) 25 percent
b) 50 percent
c) none of them
d) 100 percent

Which of the following represents a purebred trait?
a) Xx
b) AA
c) Aa
d) Bb

Whose squares do we use figure out heredity?
a) Mendel's
b) Einstein's
c) Punnet's
d) Lepkowski's

What are the possible genotypes for a tall person
a) Tt and TT
b) tt only
c) Tt only
d) TT only

Which alleles indicate an organism that is hybrid for a trait?
a) Bb
b) bb
c) BB
d) abc

The passing of traits from one generation to the next is ____.
a) genotype
b) phenotype
c) heredity
d) botany

If F means tongue flipper and f means non-flipper, which student would be a non-flipper?
a) Ff
b) XY
c) FF
d) ff

Which of the following is a phenotype.
a) bb
b) Ab
c) aa
d) blue eyes

Which of the following is homozygous, dominant?
a) Ab
b) Aa
c) AA
d) dd

What is a gene?
a) Some traits are determined by multiple genes.
b) The physical appearance of an individual
c) A section of a chromosome that determines a particular trait
d) Two chromosomes containing genes for the same traits

What is an allele?
a) Creates DNA
b) A form of inheritance that occurs when one allele is not completely dominant over the other
c) A version of a trait
d) A gene that is located on the 23rd pair of chromosomes

What is a Dominant trait?
a) An allele that will mask or cover other, weaker alleles
b) When two alleles share dominance and are both expressed simultaneously
c) Two chromosomes containing genes for the same traits
d) An allele that will only be expressed in the absence of a dominant trait

What is a Mendelian Trait?
a) nucleotide
b) A trait determined by only one gene
c) The genetic makeup of an individual
d) The study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring

What is a Recessive trait?
a) When two alleles share dominance and are both expressed simultaneously
b) An allele that will only be expressed in the absence of a dominant trait
c) Two chromosomes containing genes for the same traits
d) An allele that will mask or cover other, weaker alleles

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