1) the father of genetics, responsible for laws governing inheritance of traits a) Malcolm X b) George Washington c) Gregor Mendel d) Charles Darwin 2) distinguishing characteristics that are inherited (ex. eye color) a) trait b) mitosis c) cells d) germination 3) passing of traits from parents to offspring a) genes b) heredity c) genetics d) mitosis 4) the study of heredity a) cells b) mitosis c) genetics d) heredity 5) segment of DNA that provides a set of instructions to make a certain protein a) genes b) RNA c) chromatids d) mitosis 6) a form or type of gene a) DNA b) RNA c) allele d) chromatid 7) whatthe stronger of two genes; written as an upper case letter "R" a) recessive allele b) chromosome c) chromatid d) dominant allele 8) a gene that shows up less often; written as a lower case letter "r" a) dominant allele b) recessive allele c) chromosome d) chromatid 9) letters that show a gene combination for a trait (ex. RR, Rr, rr) a) phenotype b) genetics c) dominant allele d) genotype 10) the physical characteristic resulting from a genotype (you can see - ex. red, blue) a) genotype b) heredity c) phenotype d) meiosis 11) having two copies of the same allele (ex. RR or rr) a) homozygous b) heterozygous c) heredity d) genetics 12) having one dominant and one recessive allele (ex. Rr) a) homozygous b) heterozygous c) heredity d) genetics 13) homozygous organisms that retain all of the parent's traits (ex. self-pollinating flowers) a) heterozygous b) alleles c) hybrid d) purebred 14) heterozygous organisms that have a combination of alleles a) purebred b) homozygous c) hybrid d) dominant 15) sex cells made in meiosis; each organism receives half their genes from mom (egg) and half from dad (sperm) a) genetics b) sexual reproduction c) chromosomes d) traits 16) makes sex cells or gametes (sperm / egg) a) mitosis b) meiosis c) heredity d) genetics 17) egg OR sperm before combining; contains 23 chromosomes (half) a) haploid b) diploid c) gene d) DNA 18) combined sperm AND egg; contains 46 chromosomes (somatic/body cells) a) gene b) haploid c) diploid d) DNA 19) a pair of chromosomes (one from mom and one from dad) a) ditrad b) chromatids c) diploid d) tetrad 20) the exchange of genetic material between chromosomes a) crossing over b) chromatids c) diploid d) haploid 21) 4 haploid cells (sex cells) that form during meiosis II  a) gametes b) diploids c) genes d) tetrad 22) like a map of one person's chromosomes a) karyotype b) diploids c) gametes d) tetrad 23) Chromosomes 1-22 (body/somatic cells) a) chromatids b) autosomes c) diploids d) tetrads 24) chromosomes (23) at the end of the karyotype, (XY= male; XX= female) a) autosomes b) diploids c) genes d) sex chromosomes 25) used to predict genetic combinations in the offspring that result from allele combinations a) genes b) Punnett Square c) traits d) autosomes 26) cross involving a single trait (ex. flower color) a) monohybrid cross b) dihybrid cross c) cruz d) sex chromosomes 27) cross involving two traits a) dihybrid cross b) monohybrid cross c) cruz d) sex chromosomes 28) P1 in a breeding experiment a) first generation b) parent generation c) second generation d) meiosis 29) the generation made by parents in an offspring experiment a) parents generation b) F2 Generation c) F1 Generation d) dihybrid cross 30) the generation made by the kids of the parents a) F1 Generation b) F2 Generation c) P1 Generation d) dihybrid cross 31) how many dominant dominant, dominant recessive, and recessive recessive there are a) phenotypic ratio b) monohybrid cross c) dihybrid cross d) genotypic ratio 32) the different traits there are in the offspring experiment a) phenotypic ratio b) genotypic ratio c) monohybrid cross d) dihybrid cross 33) carried on the sex chromosome, X chromosome is the carrier a) dihybrid cross b) sex-linked traits c) gametes d) genetics 34) x chromosomes in the females - trait doesn't show a) monohybrid b) chromatid c) carriers d) dihybrid

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