Genetics test review

Question 1

What can a trait be determined by?

Answer 1

Genes-Dominant and recessive

Question 2

What causes diseases that are inherited?

Answer 2

Genetics-can be Dominant (Marfan’s Syndrome) or recessive (Type 1 Diabetes)

Question 3

How many parents are involved asexual reproduction?

Answer 3

1

Question 4

How many parents are involved in sexual reproduction?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

What is the only time the offspring of asexual reproduction is not the same?

Answer 5

Mutation

Question 6

What can reproduce sexually?

Answer 6

Most animals, most plants, most fungus, some single celled

Question 7

What can reproduce asexually?

Answer 7

Bacteria, some fungus, some single celled, some plants

Question 8

Homozygous dominant

Answer 8

TT

Question 9

Homozygous recessive

Answer 9

tt

Question 10

Heterozygous

Answer 10

Tt

Question 11

What does “T” represent?

Answer 11

Dominant

Question 12

What does “t” represent?

Answer 12

Recessive

Question 13

What is the 50/50 Rule?

Answer 13

Both parents contribute 50% of the genes

Question 14

Who is the “Father of Genetics?”

Answer 14

Gregor Mendel

Question 15

Humans have _______ copies of each chromosome.

Answer 15

2

Question 16

Humans have __ body chromosomes.

Answer 16

46

Question 17

Humans have __ pairs of chromsomes.

Answer 17

23

Question 18

Humans have _ pair(s) of sex chromosomes.

Answer 18

1

Question 19

Y is the ____ chromosome.

Answer 19

Male

Question 20

Which gender is three times more likely to get sex-linked traits?

Answer 20

Males

Question 21

___ gives trait to son. ___ gives y.

Answer 21

Mom, dad

Question 22

___ makes kid male or female.

Answer 22

Dad

Question 23

Chances of you being male or female?

Answer 23

50/50 chance

Question 24

X is ______

Answer 24

Female

Question 25

Y is ____

Answer 25

Male