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7th Grade Genetics

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  • The Punnett square shows a cross between two pea plants, each with round seeds. Use the Punnett square to answer question. The missing genotype in the square should be correctly written as ___.
    rR
    Rr
    rr
    RR
  • The allele for freckles, F, is dominant among humans.  If a woman with freckles (FF) and a man without freckles (ff) have children, what are the possible genotypes of the children?
    FF, Ff, ff
    ff
    Ff, ff
    Ff
  • What is the genotype of a pea that is homozygous recessive for wrinkled peas?Use the chart to answer the question:
    wrinkled
    Dd
    DD
    dd
  • Which of the following best describes what a Punnett square shows?
    used to predict the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
    identifies where genes are located on chromosomes
    describes the number of offspring from a genetic cross
    lists traits expressed by the offspring of a genetic cross
  • heterozygous
    DD
    bb
    mm
    Aa
  • homozygous recessive
    DD
    bb
    Aa
    aA
  • Use the table to answer the following question: What is the phenotype of a pea that has the genotype RR?
    Purple
    Light Purple
    White
    Pink
  • In anole lizards, the dominant allele L controls the trait for long tails. The recessive allele l controls the trait for short tails. A female lizard with the genotype LL crosses with a male lizard with the genotype Ll. What phenotype(s) wi
    Short Tails
    Long Tails
    Ll
    LL
  • gene
    physical appearance
    section of DNA that codes for a specific trait
    single letter that represents an inherited trait
    inherited alleles for a trait
  • What is the complementary pair with guanine (G)
    adenine (A)
    cytosine (C)
    None
    thymine (T)
  • A person who is pure (homozygous) for right-handedness has children with a person who is pure (homozygous) for left-handedness. If all of the offspring are right-handed, which trait is most likely dominant?
    Both hands
    Left-Handedness
    Right-Handedness
    None
  • Use the table to answer the following question: What is the phenotype of a pea that is heterozygous for plant height?
    Bb
    Medium
    Tall
    Short
  • homozygous dominant
    aA
    Aa
    DD
    bb
  • What is the complementary pair with adenine (A)
    None
    thymine (T)
    guanine (G)
    cytosine (C)
  • The Punnett square shows a cross between two pea plants, each with round seeds.  Use the Punnett square to answer question. What is the probability of having an offspring that will produce round seeds? 
    %
    75%
    100%
    50%
  • A cross between two purple pea plants yields approximately 25% of the offspring exhibiting white flowers. If purple-flowered plants are dominant to white, what are the genotypes of the parents?
    AA
    mm
    Aa
    aa
  • What is the complementary strand to this section of DNA?
    AGATCGACGCGCT
    GTATCGACGCGCT
    GCATCTAGCGTCA
    ACATCGACGCGCA
  • What is the missing parent genotype?
    tt
    tT
    Tt
    TT
  • If a red flower (EE) is crossed with a yellow flower (ee), how many different phenotypes are possible?
    3
    1
    2
    4
  • An orange tiger gives birth to one white tiger and three orange tigers. Which alleles does the mother have for color?
    She is pure for white
    One dominant and one recessive
    Two dominant alleles
    Two recessive alleles
  • genotype
    single letter that represents an inherited trait
    inherited alleles for a trait
    physical appearance
    section of DNA that codes for a specific trait
  • The uppercase letter B  represents the dominant allele for black wool in a sheep.  The recessive allele for white wool is represented by the lowercase b.  All the offspring of two sheep are white. What are their genotypes of the offspring?
    White
    bb
    Bb
    BB
  • What is labeled B?
    DNA
    Chromosome
    cell
    gene
  • Which statement is true about the cross shown in the Punnett square?
    Both parents are homozygous
    One parent is heterozygous and the other is homozygous for t
    The trait is controlled by co-dominant alleles.
    Both parents are heterozygous
  • What carries the genes that determine whether on offspring is a male or a female?
    Phenotypes
    Sex chromosomes
    Homologous chromosomes
    Pedigree
  • allele
    inherited alleles for a trait
    single letter that represents an inherited trait
    section of DNA that codes for a specific trait
    physical appearance
  • phenotype
    section of DNA that codes for a specific trait
    physical appearance
    single letter that represents an inherited trait
    inherited alleles for a trait
  • The Punnett square shows the genotypes of two boxwood plants. T represents the allele for the tall trait. The allele for the dwarf trait is represented by t. What are the possible genotypes of the plants’ offspring?
    tt only
    TT and tt
    Tt and tt
    TT only