Genetics Mini-Review

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Genetics Mini-Review
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CDQ 2
Sexual Reproduction and Genetics
Chapter 11
Name the person known as the father of genetics.

1. Felix Mendelssohn
2. Gregor Mendel
3. Dr. Reginald Punnett
4. Albert Einstein

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CDQ 3
Sexual Reproduction and Genetics
Chapter 11
Which term refers to the outward expression of an
allele pair?

1. gamete
2. hybrid
3. phenotype
4. genotype

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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FQ 1
Chapter 11
Segments of DNA that control the production of
proteins are called

1. chromatids
2. chromosomes
3. genes
4. traits

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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FQ 3
Chapter 11
How does the number of chromosomes in gametes
compare with the number of chromosomes in body
cells?

1. Gametes have 1/4 the number of chromosomes.
2. Gametes have 1/2 the number of chromosomes.
3. Gametes have the same number of chromosomes.
4. Gametes have twice as many chromosomes.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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FQ 5
Chapter 11
What is the name for different forms of a single
gene that are passed from generation to
generation?

1. alleles
2. genotypes
3. phenotypes
4. traits

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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FQ 6
Chapter 11
Which pair of alleles is heterozygous?

1. RR
2. Rr
3. rr
4. yR

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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FQ 7
Chapter 11
In rabbits, gray fur (G) is dominant to black fur
(g). If a heterozygous male is crossed with a
heterozygous female, what is the phenotypic ratio
of the possible offspring?

1. 11
2. 121
3. 21
4. 31

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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STP 4
Chapter 11
The Law of Segregation applies to which step in
this process?

1. grows into plant
2. gamete formation
3. fertilization
4. seed development

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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STP 5
Chapter 11
For human eye color, brown is dominant and blue
is recessive. If a husband is heterozygous and
his wife has blue eyes, what is the probability
that their child will have blue eyes?

1. 0
2. 1/4
3. 1/2
4. 1

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D