1) What is a recessive trait? a) trait only expressed when 2 recessive alleles are present b) Product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents c) a diagram used to predict the probability of traits being passed down d) the creation of a protein from a DNA template 2) What is a genetic factor that blocks or covers up a recessive trait called? a) dominant trait b) recessive trait c) common trait d) mutation 3) What Austrian Monk investigated inherited traits by studying peas and is considered the father of genetics? a) Gregor Mendel b) Jonas Saulk c) Albert Einstein 4) A genotype with 2 of the same alleles, either 2 dominant or 2 recessive. (AA, aa, GG, gg, HH, hh, etc.) a) homozygous or purebred b) heterozygous or hybrid c) mutation d) phenotype 5) A genotype with 2 different alleles, one dominant and one recessive. (Aa, Gg, Hh, etc.) a) homozygous or hybrid b) homozygous or purebred c) heterozygous or purebred d) heterozygous or hybrid 6) A complex molecule made up of nucleotides containing the genetic information that makes up chromosomes. a) DNA b) RNA c) tRNA d) NAD 7) Structures in cells of coiled up genetic information that are either X or Y shaped. a) nucleus b) mitochondrion c) chromosomes d) chloroplasts 8) A diagram used to predict the probability of how traits could be passed from parent to offspring. a) Punnett Square b) Punnett Triangle c) Punnett Circle d) Mendel Table 9) An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits. a) Phenotype b) genotype c) allele d) dominant 10) An organism's genetic makeup, or combination of alleles. a) phenotype b) genotype c) allele d) trait 11) A new organism produced by a parent or parents. a) offspring b) genes c) dna d) alleles 12) The study of heredity and the variation of inherited traits. a) genetics b) biology c) science d) heredityology 13) The different forms of a gene. a) allele b) trait c) phenotype d) genotype 14) Characteristics that are passed from parents to offspring. a) inherited traits b) mutation c) allele d) phenotype 15) A change in a gene or chromosome. a) mutation b) allele c) genotype d) phenotype

Genetics and Heredity

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