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The Genetics Terms Quiz tests your knowledge about basic terms involved in genetics.
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1. Which of the following are true about genes?
a.They are passed from parents to offspring
b.They are only important during sexual reproduction
c.They contain information about specific traits
d.They each have a specific location on a chromosome
e.all of the above
Last improved on 11/14/2009 at 1:22:26 PM
2. If two alleles of a pair of homologous chromosomes are the same they are called:
a.Identical
b.Heterozygous
c.Homozygous
d.Unizygous
3. One allele of a homologous pair specifies that a fly has green eyes.  The allele paired with it specifies that a fly has red eyes.  If the eyes are completely green then the first allele is said to be:
a.Competitive
b.Recessive
c.Dominant
d.Superior
4. How would a pair of homozygous dominant alleles be written down?
a.aa
b.AA
c.xx
d.Xx
Last improved on 1/6/2010 at 3:55:03 PM
5. Why was it important to Mendel to use a pea plant that was true-breeding for a visible trait?
a.Their offspring are exactly like the parents in one or more traits
b.They can be crossbred under controlled conditions
c.He could follow inheritance by observing the phenotype
d.They are natural cross-pollinators that interbreed easily
6. Which of the following are true about a heterozygous dominant individual with a dominant allele that specifies blue color and a recessive allele that specifies white color?
a.Its phenotype will never be white
b.Its phenotype will never be blue
c.Its phenotype will always be blue
d.Its phenotype will be light blue
7. Allele pairs are gene pairs.
a.True
b.False
8. What is the specific location of a gene on a chromosome called?
a.Gene pair
b.Gene position
c.Gene locus
d.Gene nexus
9. A heterozygous individual with a dominant and a recessive allele for the same trait will exhibit the same phenotype as the dominant genotype.
a.True
b.False
10. Which of the following are true about traits in a population?
a.They can be "blended out" through mixing so that only one version of a trait remains
b.Their frequencies change over time
c.Traits persist even when the phenotype is not expressed
d.Trait appearance can skip generations
11. On a trait inheritance chart starting with your grandparents, what abbreviation would be used to signify you?
a.P
b.R
c.F1
d.F2
12. In a special species of ladybug the dominant allele for color is purple and the recessive allele is green.  Which allele combinations will result in a purple color?
a.AA
b.aa
c.Aa
d.aA
13. What is a diagram that predicts the outcome of a genetic cross that supplies the genotype and the phenotype?
a.Pie Graph
b.Bar Graph
c.Punnett Square
d.Stem and Leaf Plot
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By: Jay on Feb 3, 2010
  Love it!
By: Abha on Jan 2, 2010
  It is an good effort. Every one who has intrest in this subject should go through this.
By: ty on Dec 30, 2009
  i had learned so many things thanks
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  Genetics is a very interesting topic.
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By: bob jenkinson on Jun 22, 2009
  two people with heterozygous alleles (which will display dominant trait) can, when alleles are mixed with another person who is heterozygous for the same trait, produce a child with a recessive allele displaying a recessive trait
By: abby on Jun 18, 2009
  this site has a lot of questions I genetics!! Awesome!!
By: janelle on Jun 8, 2009
  this was a good quiz, very helpful
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  genetics c'est bon
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  Remember Mendel was a monk.
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