This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Plant > Principles Of Genetics – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Genetics Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which blood types have two possible genotypes? A) Type O and AB. B) Type A and AB. C) Type B and O. D) Type A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Type A and B. 2. What does it mean if two sets of chromosomes are homologous? A) When sister Chromatids that are exact duplicates of each other separate during Meiosis 3. B) Chromosomes that do not have correlating genes to one another. C) Each of the chromosomes in the set from the male parent has a corresponding chromosome from the female parent. D) Matching chromosomes from the male parent is genetically identical to the one from the female parent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each of the chromosomes in the set from the male parent has a corresponding chromosome from the female parent. 3. Extracting a cell from an organism and using it to create a new organism by mitosis and cell differentiation in a lab setting is known as A) Transference. B) Transduction. C) Recombinant DNA. D) Cloning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloning. 4. What did Mendel do to study different characteristics in his genetics experiments? A) He studied asexual plants only. B) He studied only tall and short pea plants. C) He cross pollinated plants. D) He grew roses that were pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He cross pollinated plants. 5. A Heterozygous yellow pea plant's genotype would be: A) YY. B) Yy. C) Yy. D) Yg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yy. 6. Who is considered to the be the "Father of Genetics" ? A) Charles Darwin. B) Robert Hooke. C) Gregor Mendel. D) Matthias Schleiden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gregor Mendel. 7. Which statement best describes the relationship between an allele and a gene? A) An allele is a segment of a DNA molecule that controls replication of a gene. B) An allele is the part of a gene that attaches to messenger RNA molecules. C) An allele is a variation of a gene that can be expressed as a phenotype. D) An allele is the primary protein made by a gene found in a developing embryo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An allele is a variation of a gene that can be expressed as a phenotype. 8. Independent Assortment A) One of Mendel's principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes. B) Method of breeding that allows only those organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. C) Mendel's second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One of Mendel's principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes. 9. What does the prefix hetero- in heterozygous mean? A) Same. B) Different. C) Dating. D) Human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different. 10. What phrase best describes meiosis I? A) Duplication of paired chromosomes. B) Fusion of sister chromatids. C) Division of homologous chromosomes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Division of homologous chromosomes. 11. Characteristics are determined by interaction between genes and ..... A) The environment. B) Gravitational force. C) Their host. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The environment. 12. Choose the example of the homozygous genotype A) Tt. B) YyRr. C) RR. D) Dd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RR. 13. Identify the homozygous dominant genotype: A) FF. B) Ff. C) Ff. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FF. 14. What did Gregor Mendel's primary experiment consist of? A) Peas. B) Flowers. C) Beans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peas. 15. A coin is flipped four times and comes up heads each time. What is the probability that the next coin flip will come up heads? A) 50:50. B) 1:4. C) 100%. D) 25:75. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50:50. 16. If two purebred species (BB) are crossed, what percentage of their offspring would be BB? A) 25%. B) 50%. C) 75%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100%. 17. The number of chromosomes in a gamete(sex cells) is represented by the symbol A) 2N. B) X. C) N. D) Y. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N. 18. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that is controlled by a recessive allele. If a person suffering from CF were to marry an individual who is heterozygous for the trait, what % of their children could be expected to unaffected carriers of the trait? Ignore issues of sterility in persons with CF. A) 0%. B) 25%. C) 75%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50%. 19. An example of a trait that is determined by multiple alleles is A) Cystic fibrosis. B) ABO blood groups. C) Down syndrome. D) Colorblindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ABO blood groups. 20. When a capital letter is used, what kind of allele is being represented? A) Recessive Allele. B) Codominance. C) Punnett Squares. D) Dominant Allele. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dominant Allele. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPrinciples Of Genetics Quiz 1Principles Of Genetics Quiz 2Principles Of Genetics Quiz 3Principles Of Genetics Quiz 4Principles Of Genetics Quiz 5Principles Of Genetics Quiz 6Principles Of Genetics Quiz 7Principles Of Genetics Quiz 8Principles Of Genetics Quiz 9Principles Of Genetics Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books