Complex Inheritance

The following picture represents what pattern of inheritance?

• Complete dominance
• Incomplete dominance
• Co-dominance
• Sex-linked inheritance

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The following picture represents what pattern of inheritance?

• Complete dominance
• Incomplete dominance
• Co-dominance
• Multiple Alleles

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In the following Punnett Square, R represents red scales and B represents blue scales.  If scale type shows co-dominance in fish, what is the probability of each color in the offspring?

• 50% blue, 50% red and blue, 0% red
• 50% purple and 50% blue
• 100% red and blue
• 0% red, 0% blue, 100% red and blue

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In the blood type Punnett square shown, what is the probability the offspring will inherit each blood type?

• 50% A, 25% B, 0% AB, 25% O
• 25% A, 50% B, 25% AB, 0% O
• 50% A and 50% B
• 25% AB, 50% A, 25% O

Is it possible for a Type A dad and a Type B mom to have a child with Type O blood?

• Only if both parents are heterozygous
• No
• Only if the Mom is heterozygous
• Only if the Dad is heterozygous

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A trait that is carried on the X or Y chromosome is called:

• Polygenic
• Incompletely dominance
• Sex-linked
• Epistatic

Which gender is more likely to inherit an X-linked, recessive trait and why?

• Females - 2 X chromosomes
• Males - only 1 X chromosome
• Females - no Y chromosome
• Males - the Y chromosome is smaller than the X chromosome

If a male shows a recessive X-linked trait, which parent did he receive the allele from?

• Mom
• Dad
• Grandpa
• Grandma

Which gender cannot be a carrier of an X-linked, recessive trait?

• Males
• Females

__________ are responsible for passing down traits from parent to offspring.

• Mutations
• Mitochondria
• Mitosis
• Genes

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