Download Mendel`s Laws and Genetics Quiz

Mendel’s Laws and Genetics Quiz
1. The two versions of a gene for a characteristic are called
a) genotypes.
b) phenotypes.
c) alleles.
d) chromosomes.
2. The ___________ refers to the organism’s characteristics.
a) genotype
b) phenotype
c) allele
d) chromosome
3. The ___________ refers to the organism’s inherited genes.
a) genotype
b) phenotype
c) allele
d) chromosome
4. An organism that inherits two alleles of the same type are known as
a) genotypes.
b) phenotypes.
c) homozygous.
d) heterozygous.
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5. Heterozygous organisms show the dominant trait for that characteristic.
a) True
b) False
6. All hereditary information must be expressed.
a) True
b) False
7. Homologous chromosomes do not have the same size and shape.
a) True
b) False
8. In a heterozygous organism the ______________ allele does not influence the
phenotype.
9. During meiosis, ____________ ______________ separate and go to different
gametes.
10. Describe the relationship between genotype and phenotype.
11. Compare and contrast homozygous and heterozygous.
12. Describe the relationship between dominant and recessive.
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