Unit 5: Heredity (part 2)
11 review questions with answers for Unit 5: Heredity (part 2). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
The physical appearance or observable trait?
- PhenotypeRight answer
- Codominance
- Linkage map
- Sex-linked Genes
All 11 questions and answers
The physical appearance or observable trait?
Answer: Phenotype
Mendel’s law stating that alleles for a trait separate during gamete formation?
Answer: Law of Segregation
Law stating that alleles of genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently?
Answer: Law of Independent Assortment
Situation where the heterozygote shows a "blend" (e.g., red × white = pink)?
Answer: Incomplete Dominance
Situation where both alleles are fully expressed (e.g., AB blood type)?
Answer: Codominance
Genes located on the X or Y chromosome?
Answer: Sex-linked Genes
Genes located close together on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together?
Answer: Linked Genes
Traits controlled by many genes (e.g., skin color, height)?
Answer: Polygenic Inheritance
Inherited DNA found only in the mitochondria, passed only from mother?
Answer: Mitochondrial Inheritance
What is a genetic map that shows the relative positions of genes on a chromosome based on the frequency of crossing over?
Answer: Linkage map
1 map unit is equivalent to what percentage of recombination?
Answer: 1% Recombination Frequency
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.