Download Genetics (Chapter 8) Test Review

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PAP Biology
Genetics (Chapter 8) Test Review
The test covers the notes we took in class, activities and problems done in class, and the book.
1.
Define
a.
Homozygous
b.
Heterozygous
c.
Dominant
d.
Recessive
e.
Autosomal
f.
Sex-linked
g.
Genotype
h.
Phenotype
2.
How do you represent dominant and recessive alleles using letters?
3.
What is genetics?
4.
What is heredity?
5.
Who was the father of genetics?
6.
Be able to analyze a pedigree
7.
Does a parent have to show a trait in order for their offspring to show it?
8.
What is codominance?
9.
What is incomplete dominance?
10. What is a polygenic trait?
11. If a trait appears in every generation, it is usually __________________________.
12. If a trait skips generations, it is usually _________________________.
13. If a trait is more common in males than females, it is usually ________________________.
14. What does the law of independent assortment state?
15. What does the law of segregation state?
16. Be able to do Punnet squares and answer questions about the results.
17. Be able to do crosses and figure out the expected genotype and phenotype ratios.
18. Be able to determine probability. (What is the chance of something happening?)
19. How can you determine the genotype of an individual that shows the dominant phenotype?
20. What kind of trait is colorblindness?
21. What kind of trait is hemophilia?
22. What is the example of multiple alleles that we talked about in class?
23. Be able to do crosses for blood type.
24. What is a mutation?
25. What is genetic counseling?