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Who is the Father of Genetics?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Robert Hooke
d) Dmitri Mendeleev

What are the rod shaped structures found in the nucleus called?
a) Nucleus
b) Alleles
c) Chromosomes
d) Genotype

What do we call the trait that will show up when present?
a) Dominant
b) Recessive
c) Homozygous
d) Heterozygous

The offspring that comes from parents that have different alleles are called?
a) Dominant
b) Heterozygous
c) Homozygous
d) Hybrid

What do we call the passing of traits from parents to offspring?
a) Heredity
b) Alleles
c) Recessive
d) Hybrid

The name for two alleles that show genetic makeup is what?
a) Heredity
b) Alleles
c) Heterozygous
d) Genotype

What is the allele that is masked or covered up when a dominant is present called?
a) Dominant
b) Homozygous
c) Recessive
d) Purebred

What is the physical trait or makeup called?
a) Phenotype
b) Homozygous
c) Recessive
d) Genotype

Two alleles that are the same are called what?
a) Dominant
b) Homozygous
c) Recessive
d) Purebred

Two alleles that are different are called what?
a) Hybrid
b) Homozygous
c) Heterozygous
d) Purebred

What are the alleles for a female?
a) XX
b) XO
c) XY
d) YY

What are the genotypes for a male?
a) YX
b) XO
c) OY
d) XY

What is the name of the chart used to show the possible gene combinations of offspring?
a) Hybrid
b) Punnet Square
c) Gregor Mendel
d) Alleles

What are the different forms of a gene called?
a) Alleles
b) Chromosomes
c) Dominant
d) Recessive

What do we call the offspring that comes from parents who have the same alleles?
a) Hybrid
b) Heterozygous
c) Purebred
d) Homozygous

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