Genetics Quizzes & Trivia
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Welcome to a simple biology quiz on genetics. The study of genetics has led to many breakthroughs in the health sector. It helps one to know their likely hood of developing some diseases. Take up the quiz below and see just...
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 16905 | Last updated: Nov 6, 2020
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Sample QuestionWhat is the study of heredity?
A genetic algorithm is a way of solving some optimization problems doesn’t matter if they are constrained or unconstrained. It is derived from Charles Darwin biological evolution theory. It is important for one to get a...
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Sample QuestionIn the choice phase of problem solving, normative models involve selecting an optimal or best outcome
Are you familiar with the Amoeba Sisters and sex-linked traits? This quiz will explain a sex-linked characteristic. If you have color sightlessness, it means that you can see colors differently than most people. Most of the...
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Sample QuestionIs the individual male or female?
This is a quiz on genetics! A good understanding of how evolution theory is based on understanding how genes keep changing. Did you know that intelligence cannot be tested by DNA kits? The trivia questions below ae perfect...
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Sample QuestionWhat is a genetic mutation?
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....
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Sample QuestionWhat type of cell does mitosis create?
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What type of trait is albinism based on the information? Below is a pedigree for albinism.
The answer to this question is X linked and recessive. If you are not familiar with Albinism, this is a type hereditary disorder that is often related to hypopigmentation. One of the most common forms of Albinism is OCA or Oculocutaneous Albinism. Th
What percentage of the alleles for hair length in this population are the long hair (h) allele?
The correct answer to this question is 30%. This type of question could be found on both a math or science test. It is related to the Hardy–Weinberg Principle. This principle is also known as HWE or the Hardy–Weinberg law. It is named aft
What type of cell does mitosis create in Genetics?
Mitosis occurs in our somatic cells and mitosis form our body by creating diploid cell
What is the study of heredity called?
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The study of heredity is called genetics.
Genetics is a branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. It also refers to the genetic makeup of a specific individual or specie.
DNA is a biopolymer of de
You may have heard a medical professional describe the illness as “genetic” or “hereditary” at some point in your life, but do you know what the distinction is there? Don’t they mean the same thing?...
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Sample QuestionWhich of these is an inherited trait?
This quiz will be used as a pre-test and a post-test to measure students gain scores on the topic of genetics. Do your best, if you don't know the answer it is best to guess rather than leave a blank.
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Sample QuestionFind the answer that best fits: Asexual organisms:
Are you looking for a genetics trivia quiz made up of practice test questions designed to help you with the exam? If you said yes, worry not like the quiz below is exactly what you need to refresh your understanding on all things...
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Sample QuestionWhat is heredity?
There are so many ways in which we can put our knowledge of genetics to good use. The most effective way, for example, is that we can look at our heredity to see if our parents or someone else in generations further up suffering...
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Sample QuestionSelect the CORRECT statement about DNA and RNA:
Genetics is the study of heredity from parents to their offspring. Over the past few weeks, we have been able to cover the basics of this course, and I have prepared so questions that will help you see just attentive you have...
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Sample QuestionWhen the alleles are the same they are called...
You might wonder why it’s so important to analyze the small, seemingly insignificant details of a person’s genetic make-up. But what you might not realize is that some things about ourselves can’t be seen by the...
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Sample QuestionIn a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, what proportion of gametes will carry the recessive allele?
Have you been keeping your nose in a book and revising the knowledge you’ve been picking up on genetics at school? You might think you know your stuff, but we’ll see if you can put your money where your mouth is in...
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Sample QuestionWhat is a dominant allele?
The study of genetics allows us to analyze the patterns by which traits are passed down from parents to their offspring through their genes. These patterns can be used to see simple things like the color of a person’s skin...
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Sample QuestionWhat are alternate forms of a gene?
In simple terms, our DNA is what makes us who we are. In forensics, DNA is how suspects and victims can be identified, as there are certain trace elements in our DNA put there through years of genetic patterns forming in our...
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Sample QuestionWho is the father of modern genetics
What Do You Know About The Molecular Basis Of Inheritance? In this trivia quiz, you will get to review the scientific reason behind the fact that an offspring has characteristics from the parents and what role genes play in the...
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Sample QuestionWhat is the genetic material which passes traits from one generation to the next?
In the following practice exam on applied genetics, we aim to put you to the test against a series of questions related to the biological study which allows us to analyze our genetic patterns and see if we are more or less likely...
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Sample QuestionA change in a gene is called
Are you ready to take these genetics quiz trivia knowledge test questions? The study of genetics has helped greatly in the medical field to either explain the chances of traits or illnesses being passed from parents to their...
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Sample QuestionWhat is the study of the passing on of traits from an organism to its offspring?
What do you know about population genetics? Genetics is a wonderful study that lets us know more about our genetic makeup than the naked eye could ever allow us to. It makes us understand how likely we are to suffer from a...
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Sample QuestionHardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumes that in the population.
The Hardy Weinberg Principle Quiz: When it comes to mating, there exist two types of alleles, which are A and B. In the absence of evolutionary forces where the genotype frequencies stay constant, the population is said to have...
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Sample QuestionWith a population of mice, long hair (h) is recessive and short hair (H) is dominant. The population of the mice is 100, and there are 9 mice with long hair. How many of the mice have short hair?
It’s time for your finals! That’s right, and it’s time to see if all that studying has been worth it or if you should’ve spent more time with your nose in a book! Never fear, because today we’ll be...
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Sample QuestionHumans have ___pairs of chromosomes
How much do you know about multifactorial inheritance? Multifactorial inheritance relates to a complex genetic inheritance due to a combination of multiple genetic factors and environmental causes. It is a disorder caused by...
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Sample QuestionIn a study of study-behavior, Dr. Singh estimates a heritability of 90% using only monozygotic twin data. Dr. VVolmar however, estimates a heritability of only 50% using data from adopted siblings. Dr. WoIman also claims that Dr. Singh overestimated the heritability because he did not account for:
There is a lot of new terminology associated with the study of Genetics. You will need to understand these terms in order to fully understand the concepts covered during this unit.
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Sample QuestionThe term allele means:
Human genetics is the art in which scientists try to understand how traits and characteristics are inherited in human beings. From your biology class, just how much do you think you know about human genetics? Do you know how to...
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Sample QuestionSequencing of the first three human genomes revealed that the percent of our SNPs likely to influence our phenotypes is
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Sample QuestionWhich pattern of inheritance is followed when a cross between a red flower and a white flower bears a pink flower?
The world of science has gifted us with so much information over the last few centuries, so that we may understand the world we live in and appreciate it on a higher level. One such innovation we have to thank for is the study of...
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Sample QuestionWhat are stem cells?
