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Grade 12 Genetics Quiz: Multiple Choice

This document is a Grade 12 Life Sciences multiple-choice quiz focused on genetics. It includes questions on concepts such as phenotype, genotype, alleles, inheritance patterns, and genetic disorders. Each question is designed to test the student's understanding of fundamental genetic principles.

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Grade 12 Genetics Quiz: Multiple Choice

This document is a Grade 12 Life Sciences multiple-choice quiz focused on genetics. It includes questions on concepts such as phenotype, genotype, alleles, inheritance patterns, and genetic disorders. Each question is designed to test the student's understanding of fundamental genetic principles.

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GRADE 12 LIFE SCIENCES: GENETICS – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ


Name: ______________________
Date: ______________________

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Instructions:
Circle the letter (A–D) that best answers each question. Each question counts 1
mark.

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1. What is the physical appearance of an organism called?


A. Genotype
B. Phenotype
C. Allele
D. Chromosome

2. Which of the following represents a homozygous recessive genotype?


A. AA
B. Aa
C. BB
D. aa

3. In Mendel’s experiments, tall (T) is dominant over short (t). What is the phenotype
of a Tt plant?
A. Tall
B. Short
C. Medium
D. Cannot be determined
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4. The different forms of a gene are known as:


A. Traits
B. Alleles
C. Chromatids
D. Codons

5. A person inherits two different alleles for a gene. This person is:
A. Homozygous
B. Heterozygous
C. Diploid
D. Mutated

6. What is the probability of producing a homozygous recessive offspring from a


cross of Aa × Aa?
A. 0%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%

7. A sex-linked disorder is more common in males because:


A. They have two X chromosomes
B. They have one X and one Y chromosome
C. They have no dominant alleles
D. Mutations only affect males

8. In a test cross, an unknown tall plant is crossed with a short plant. Half the
offspring are short. The genotype of the tall plant is:
A. TT
B. Tt
C. tt
D. TTT

9. Which statement is TRUE about codominance?


A. Only dominant traits are expressed
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B. Traits blend together


C. Both alleles are fully expressed
D. The recessive allele is hidden

10. The basic unit of heredity is the:


A. DNA
B. Chromosome
C. Nucleus
D. Gene

11. If a trait is controlled by incomplete dominance, the offspring of a red and white
flower would be:
A. Red
B. White
C. Pink
D. Red and white spots

12. How many chromosomes are in a normal human gamete?


A. 23
B. 46
C. 22
D. 44

13. Which of the following is an example of a

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