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Inheritance

Grade 9 · Middle School

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  1. Question 1 of 20Easy

    The molecule that carries genetic information and is found in chromosomes is ...

  2. Question 2 of 20Easy

    The smallest unit of inheritance located on a chromosome is called ...

  3. Question 3 of 20Easy

    The outward, visible trait of an organism is called ...

  4. Question 4 of 20Easy

    The gene makeup of an individual that cannot be seen from the outside is called ...

  5. Question 5 of 20Easy

    A trait that masks its partner trait is called ...

  6. Question 6 of 20Easy

    The sex cell that carries inherited traits from parents to offspring is called ...

  7. Question 7 of 20Medium

    A red-flowered plant (MM) is crossed with a white-flowered plant (mm). If red is dominant, the F1 phenotype is ...

  8. Question 8 of 20Medium

    If the F1 individuals (Mm) from a red-and-white cross are crossed with each other, the F2 phenotypic ratio is ...

  9. Question 9 of 20Medium

    Mendel's first law (the law of segregation) states that ...

  10. Question 10 of 20Medium

    Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

  11. Question 11 of 20Medium

    An individual with genotype Mm can form gametes ...

  12. Question 12 of 20Medium

    A monohybrid cross is a cross that observes ... differing trait(s).

  13. Question 13 of 20Medium

    A cross between two heterozygous individuals (Bb x Bb) gives a genotypic ratio of ...

  14. Question 14 of 20Medium

    The chromosomes that determine sex in humans are ...

  15. Question 15 of 20Hard

    A heterozygous purple-flowered pea plant (Uu) is crossed with a white-flowered one (uu). What percentage of the offspring is purple-flowered?

  16. Question 16 of 20Hard

    A large-fruited mango (BB) is crossed with a small-fruited mango (bb). All F1 are large-fruited. If the F1 are crossed and produce 120 F2 plants, the expected number of small-fruited plants is ...

  17. Question 17 of 20Hard

    M (red) is dominant over m (white) and N (tall) is dominant over n (short). The cross MmNn x MmNn gives a phenotypic ratio of ...

  18. Question 18 of 20Hard

    A red four-o'clock flower (MM) crossed with a white one (mm) produces pink F1. This inheritance pattern is called ...

  19. Question 19 of 20Hard

    A mother has heterozygous blood type A (IAi) and a father has heterozygous blood type B (IBi). The chance of a child with blood type O (ii) is ...

  20. Question 20 of 20Hard

    A test cross is done by crossing an individual of unknown genotype with an individual that is ...

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