Genetics Jeopardy

Genetics JeopardyBy: Cameron, Sarah, Bethany and

Haley

Rules:

• Click on a point value to reveal a question.

• Choose the answer that you think is the best response to said question.

• Keep track of your points on the dry erase score board in order to beat your friends.

• After each question, click the "correct" or "incorrect" title to bring you back to the selection screen.

• Have fun!

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What is a complete set of genetic instructions?a.) genomeb.) gene gridc.) gene mapd.) genetics

What is the cause of down syndrome?a.) undeveloped brainb.) extra chromosome on pair 21c.) extra genesd.) unknown reasons

What is the study of inheritance of characteristics?a.) scienceb.) genetics c.) biologyd.) genomics

What can a sperm contribute?a.) X chromosomeb.) Y chromosomec.) all of the aboved.) none of these

How many chromosomes does the average human have?a.) 23b.) 22c.) 46d.) 44

What are the opposite of autosomes?a.) chromosomesb.) tulisomesc.) sex chromosomesd.) manualsomes

How do genotypes and phenotypes differ?a.) genotypes are for males,

phenotypes are for femalesb.) genotypes show alleles,

phenotypes show traitsc.) genotypes show traits, phenotypes

show allelesd.) there is no difference between the

two

If a flower has an allele for a red color trait and an allele for a white color trait, is it considered homozygous?a.) heterozygousb.) homozygousc.) polyzygousd.) mixed

If black fur is recessive and gold fur is dominant, what would the black dog’s genotype be?a.) GGb.) Ggc.) gGd.) gg

If an organism has heterozygous traits, there is a 50:50 chance that either trait could be expressed?a.) trueb.) false

What are useful ways to express genetic information?a.) punnett squaresb.) pedigreesc.) all of the aboved.) none of these

During complete penetrance, ______ shows the traita.) females with the alleleb.) males with the allelec.) everyone with the alleled.) some with the allele

During incomplete penetrance, _______ shows the traita.) females with the alleleb.) males with the allelec.) everyone with the alleled.) some with the allele

During variable penetrance, what is the variable?a.) the severity of the expressionb.) how late in life the trait will be

expressedc.) as what the trait will bed.) what part of the body the trait will

affect

What does an egg contribute?a.) an X chromosomeb.) a Y chromosomec.) both an X and a Y chromosomed.) none of the above

Which is not a polygenic trait?a.) eye colorb.) genderc.) heightd.) skin color

When the gene coding for CFTR protein is mutant, this disease results.

a) Cancerb) Downs Syndromec)Cystic Fibrosisd)none of the above

This disease is an example of an autosomal recessive disorder in which a person with one allele has a 25% chance of having the disease and a 75% chance of being a carrier of it.

a) Huntington Diseaseb) Cystic Fibrosisc) Hemophilia Ad) none of the above

This disease is an example of an autosomal dominant disorder in which a person with one allele develops the disease and both sexes are affected equally.

a) Huntington Diseaseb) Cystic Fibrosisc) Hemophilia Ad) none of the above

This disease is a sex linked disorder that is passed from mother(heterozygote) to son. (Hint: used to be common in royal family blood lines)

a) Huntington Diseaseb) Cystic Fibrosisc) Hemophilia Ad) none of the above

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