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Genetics

Quiz by Mrs. Covington

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20 questions
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  • Q1
    The MC1R Gene controls which genetic trait?
    Dimples
    Left/Right Handed
    Tongue Rolling
    Freckles
    30s
  • Q2
    Red/Green colorblindness is caused by a gene on which chromosome?
    X
    Y
    Z
    XY
    30s
  • Q3
    In order for a girl to be colorblind, which one would have to happen?
    2 defective Y Chromosomes
    1 defective Y Chromosome
    1 defective X Chromosome
    2 defective X Chromosomes
    30s
  • Q4
    Red/Green colorblindness is the most common in which group?
    Girls
    Older Men
    Boys
    Teenagers
    30s
  • Q5
    Who is the carrier for red/green colorblindness?
    Grandmother
    Father
    Mother
    Grandfather
    30s
  • Q6
    What are the 2 shapes of hairlines that are controlled by genetics?
    Straight and Receeding
    Straight and Curly
    Widow's peak and Receeding
    Straight and Widow's peak
    30s
  • Q7
    Where is the chemical PTC found?
    On the skin
    On the tongue
    In the GI Tract
    In the stomach
    30s
  • Q8
    PTC is found in which food?
    Corn
    Green Beans
    Sweet Potatoes
    Broccoli
    30s
  • Q9
    PTC is controlled by a single gene that does what?
    Controls the taste of sweetness
    Controls the taste of bitterness
    Controls the taste of sour
    Controls the taste of saltiness
    30s
  • Q10
    The study of inherited human variation is called what?
    Biology
    Genetics
    Recessive Traits
    Human Genetics
    30s
  • Q11
    How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
    23
    46
    13
    26
    30s
  • Q12
    The 4 chemical bases are: Adenine, Guanine, ______________ and Thymine.
    Coccus
    Cytotoxin
    Cyclosporine
    Cytosine
    30s
  • Q13
    Adenine pairs with __________________
    Guanine
    Adenine
    Thymine
    Cytosine
    30s
  • Q14
    Guanine pairs with _________________.
    Adenine
    Cytosine
    Thymine
    Guanine
    30s
  • Q15
    The sequence (order) of DNA bases determines your _________________.
    Traits
    Name
    Educational status
    Birthdate
    30s

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