Genetics Test: What You Should Know?

15 Questions | By Kcassidy | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 17934

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Genetics Test: What You Should Know? - Quiz

What do you understand about genetics? Human genes hold a lot of things that scientists are still trying to figure out. If you are a medical student, you have probably read up on human genetics. The quiz below is designed to test just how much you know about genetics. Give it a shot and see just how much you remember about it! All the best!

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1.

What type of cell does mitosis create?
- A.
  
  Diploid
- B.
  
  Haploid
- C.
  
  Gamete
- D.
  
  Sperm
2.

What is the correct statement to describe the difference between a sex cell and a somatic cell?
- A.
  
  Somatic cells have 1/2 the DNA of a sex cell
- B.
  
  Somatic cells are haploid
- C.
  
  Sex cells are produced by meiosis
- D.
  
  Sex cells are diploid
3.

Which of the following statements is incorrect about genes?
- A.
  
  A gene is a small piece of DNA
- B.
  
  Genes contain 2 alleles
- C.
  
  Genes are found in the nucleus
- D.
  
  Genes are found on chromosomes
- E.
  
  Genes are only in somatic cells
4.

If an organism is DdGg, what is one of the alleles that would be found in the gametes produced?
- A.
  
  Dd
- B.
  
  DG
- C.
  
  D
- D.
  
  G
- E.
  
  Gg
5.

Who is considered the father of genetics?
- A.
  
  Charles Darwin
- B.
  
  Gregor Mendel
- C.
  
  James Watson
- D.
  
  Francis Crick
- E.
  
  Thomas Morgan
6.

If you wanted to determine the phenotype of an organism, what procedure would you follow?
- A.
  
  DNa sequence the parents
- B.
  
  DNA fingerprint the organism
- C.
  
  Look at the physical characteristics of the organism
- D.
  
  Do a dihybrid cross
7.

If a disease is said to be sex-linked, what pair of chromosomes must contain the gene responsible for the disease?
- A.
  
  21st pair
- B.
  
  22nd pair
- C.
  
  23rd pair
- D.
  
  46th pair
- E.
  
  47th pair
8.

An entire gene has been removed from a chromosome by a mutation. This type of mutation is best described as a...
- A.
  
  Deletion
- B.
  
  Duplication
- C.
  
  Translocation
- D.
  
  Inversion
- E.
  
  Substitution
9.

If an organism is trisomy 21, how many total chromosomes do they have?
- A.
  
  46
- B.
  
  23
- C.
  
  47
- D.
  
  24
- E.
  
  18
10.

During anaphase of Meiosis, the chromosomes fail to separate properly. This causes there to be an uneven amount distributed to the resulting daughter cells. What is this called?
- A.
  
  Nondisjunction
- B.
  
  Separation failure
- C.
  
  Mutagenic determination
- D.
  
  Mitosis
11.

Sister chromatids are joined together by
- A.
  
  Centromeres
- B.
  
  Centrosomes
- C.
  
  Chromosomes
- D.
  
  Chromomeres
12.

If a diploid cell in a plant has 32 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in each of its gametes?
- A.
  
  32
- B.
  
  30
- C.
  
  16
- D.
  
  14
13.

Mendels law of ___________________ states that some alleles are dominant over other alleles.
- A.
  
  Independent assortment
- B.
  
  Dominance
- C.
  
  Segregation
- D.
  
  Recession
14.

If an offspring is said to be homozygous recessive, which of the following could be its genotype?
- A.
  
  RrSs
- B.
  
  Tt
- C.
  
  TTss
- D.
  
  Ss
15.

Which of the following statements describes an organism that produces offspring that would be an exact copy of the original?
- A.
  
  Asexually reproducing human offspring
- B.
  
  Sexually reproducing human offspring
- C.
  
  Asexually reproducing bacteria
- D.
  
  Sexually reproducing bacteria