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Genetics Vocabulary, Monohybrid and Dihybrid Punnett Squares

Quiz by Geni Marlow

Grade 9-12
Science
Georgia Standards of Excellence

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  • Q1
    Which of these best explains the meaning of genotype?
    An organism's physical appearance shown in a trait like brown eyes.
    An organism's physical appearance represented with letters.
    An organism's genetic makeup shown with a trait like brown eyes.
    An organism's genetic makeup represented with letter.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of these best explains the meaning of phenotype?
    An organism's genetic makeup represented with letters.
    An organism's genetic makeup shown with a trait like brown eyes.
    An organism's physical appearance shown in a trait like brown eyes.
    An organism's physical appearance represented with letters.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of these correctly shows a cross with two parents that are both heterozygous?
    hh x HH
    HH x Hh
    Hh x hh
    Hh x Hh
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of these correctly shows a cross where one parent is homozygous dominant and the other parent is recessive?
    Hh x hh
    hh x Hh
    HH x hh
    HH x HH
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following crosses resulted in these offspring shown in the Punnett square?
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    FF x ff
    Ff x Ff
    FF x Ff
    ff x Ff
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following offspring correctly replaces the ? in the Punnett square above?
    Question Image
    AA
    aA
    aa
    Aa
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the correct phenotypic ratio for a cross of two plants that are heterozygous for tall (short is recessive)?
    All Tall
    3 Tall: 1 Short
    3 TT: 1 tt
    1TT: 2Tt: 1tt
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the expected ratio of a dihybrid cross when both parents are heterozygous?
    9:3:3:1
    4:4:4:4
    8:8:0:0
    16:0:0:0
    30s
  • Q9
    What are all the possible allele combinations for Rryy?
    RY. Ry, rY, ry
    Ry, ry
    Ry, ry
    Rr, yy
    30s
  • Q10
    Based on the key pictured, what is the phenotype of a seed that is homozygous dominant for shape and heterozygous for color?
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    RRYy
    rrYy
    Round and Green
    Round and yellow
    30s

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