Chromosome Quizzes & Trivia

Everyone has chromosomes in their body; they are vital to our existence and contain the DNA which makes us who we are. Do you know about chromosomes, and what they provide in our bodies? If you try one of our specifically created chromosome quizzes you can find out how much knowledge you have on the subject.

Do you know which species contain plasmids or what chromatin is? Do you know who Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri are and what they have to do with the knowledge we have of chromosomes today? If you’re interested in science, and the human body, then you’ve probably read a lot about chromosomes. If you want to test your memory then take one of chromosome quizzes.

In the study of biology, the chromosome theory of inheritance (often referred to as the Sutton-Boveri theory) explains how chromosomes are the carriers of genetic material that we receive from our respective parent cells. What do...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 279 | Last updated: May 20, 2019

Sample Question
In genetics a "wild" type is

The phenotype most commonly found in nature

The dominant allele

Small letter for recessive, captial letter for dominant

The trait found on the x chromosome

A party animal

All About Chromosomes

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 519 | Last updated: Oct 17, 2018

Sample Question
The cells in your eyeball's are examples of somatic cell's.

True

False

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Chromosome - Linked Heritage?

The Y chromosome is known as 1 of the two sex chromosomes found in mammals. It is also known as the sex-determining chromosome in most species. In other words, its presence or absence that determines the male/female sex of...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 144 | Last updated: May 20, 2020

Sample Question
How many base pairs can be found in the human Y chromosome?

59

60

65

70

Bio1334 Genetics - Molecular Genetics - DNA And Chromosomes (Lecture One)

Quiz on content from Lecture One of Genetics module.

Questions: 31 | Attempts: 181 | Last updated: Nov 4, 2015

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Name the Scientist that isolated nuclein (now nucleic acid) from human pus.

Friedrich Miescher

Rosalind Franklin

Alfred Hershey

Francis Crick

Chromosomes And Recombination

Mccabe lecture on chromosomes and recombination

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 102 | Last updated: May 20, 2019

Sample Question
Indications for ordering a chromosome analysis include:

Growth and development abnormalities

Family history of chromosomal abnormalities

Infertility, still births, or neonatals death

Pregnancy with advanced maternal age

All of the above

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Chromosome Questions & Answers

Which chromosome causes down syndrome?

The chromosome that causes down syndrome is also known as chromosome 21. It is very likely for 1 out of 700 pregnancies for this extra chromosome to take place. The risk is always higher when the mother becomes pregnant and gives birth after the age