Genetics Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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There are a lot of genetic disorders that exist in the world today, and each is as a result of an abnormal gene either from the parents or it can be as a result in the mutation of a person’s DNA. The quiz below is a summary...
Questions: 16 | Attempts: 347 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following human diseases is least likely to be caused by aneuploidy?
A pedigree chart is used in biology to show the occurrence of a certain gene or organism from one ancestor to another. It can be essential to track medical problems that have ailed members of your family. Test your...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 547 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is a pedigree chart?
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...
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 1513 | Last updated: Oct 25, 2023
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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:
Are you ready to dive into the intriguing world of genetics? Our Genetics Quiz is designed to test your knowledge and understanding of key concepts in heredity and traits. This quiz features a variety of questions covering...
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 197 | Last updated: Oct 13, 2024
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Sample QuestionMendel obtained plants that were true-breeding for particular traits by...
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...
Questions: 13 | Attempts: 4166 | Last updated: Sep 1, 2024
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Sample QuestionSelect the CORRECT statement about DNA and RNA:
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...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 1502 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionHumans have ___pairs of chromosomes
Genetics is a branch of biology concerned with the study of genes and heredity in organisms. By studying genetics we get to have a clear idea of some diseases and consequently prevent diagnose and cure them. With the...
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 1128 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionDominant will always mask the recessive allele.
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...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1820 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhen the alleles are the same they are called...
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...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 2106 | Last updated: Sep 8, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhat is a dominant allele?
The scientific study of biology encompasses a vast variety of topics regarding life all over the world. But one significant discovery that has been made is the study of genetics, which allows us to analyze the genes, genetic...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 169 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhich of these results when one nitrogenous base replaces another in a segment of genetic material?
What do you understand about genetics? Why understanding genetics is important to you and your family? Think you can pass a quiz on genetics? This quiz will be used as a pre-test and a post-test to measure students'...
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 5200 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionFind the answer that best fits: Asexual organisms:
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...
Questions: 100 | Attempts: 4734 | Last updated: Apr 29, 2024
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Sample QuestionIn a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, what proportion of gametes will carry the recessive allele?
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...
Questions: 27 | Attempts: 1665 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is the genetic material which passes traits from one generation to the next?
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...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1478 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionHardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumes that in the population.
What do you know about DNA and RNA Transcription? Transcription takes place in two broad steps. The first stage involves the pre-messenger RNA being formed with the involvement of RNA polymerase enzymes. Do you remember the rest...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 388 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionTranscription is the process in which complementary mRNA is formed from a DNA template.
Introduction to genetics trivia questions quiz. A person's DNA holds all their genetic information with each cell in the body containing 23 pairs of chromosomes. The study of genetics has been beneficial throughout the years...
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 1015 | Last updated: Nov 25, 2024
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Sample QuestionAn organism expressed physical trait is called its _________.
Questions based on Robbins and Cotran
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 179 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhich term best defines the loss or gain of whole chromosomes?
There are so many ways in which the study of biology have allowed us to know our bodies on a whole new level as opposed to those hundreds of years ago. And one of those innovations is through the use of genetics – a...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 201 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA(n) is a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for producing a specific trait (Intermediate Core Curriculum 2.2a)
Are you an 8th grader and have just gotten introduced to all things genetics? One thing you should know is how traits are passed from parents to offspring. If so then the genetics unit pre-assessment quiz below is exactly what...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 919 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA(n) is a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for producing a specific trait (Intermediate Core Curriculum 2.2a)
A genetic disorder is a condition that is caused by an abnormality in an individual's DNA. There are different types of genetic disorders, and these can be either chromosome disorders, single gene disorders, or multifactorial...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 366 | Last updated: Oct 9, 2024
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Sample QuestionThe term that describes a mistake in the separation of homologous chromosomes during anaphase 1 is
If you take up time to try and understand human genetics, there is a lot that you can get to understand about your body. Are you a new student and wish to understand more of the basics when it comes to genetics? Worry not like...
Questions: 19 | Attempts: 237 | Last updated: Oct 21, 2024
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Sample QuestionToday, scientists call the chemical factors that determine traits
What you've learned in genetics
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 557 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is mitosis?
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...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1658 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionWho is the father of modern genetics
Ready to take the fun test that makes learning about amphibians a fun challenge? Play this epigenetics & frozen frogs trivia quiz to see how much you know about biology and frogs. Do you know there are many different types of...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 130 | Last updated: Jul 28, 2023
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Sample QuestionIdentical twins _____.
Please do your best because you will only get one chance to pass. If you do not pass this quiz you will have to come back to your seat and do the section review from your textbook.
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 305 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA cross is made between two parents, both with genotype Aa. What is the probability that an offspring will have the genotype aa?
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