Pedigrees and Karyotypes Spring 2019

How many generations are shown in this pedigree?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?

• circle
• square
• triangle
• diamond

How many children did I-3 and I-4 have?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?

• dominant
• recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What does a horizontal line between a square and a circle mean?

• They are siblings
• They are cousins
• They are married ("together")
• They are the children

How many girls in this family express this recessive disorder?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How are individuals I-2 and III-5 related?

• Grandpa and grandson
• Mom and son
• Uncle and nephew
• Grandma and grandson

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Wet earwax is a dominant trait (E), dry earwax is recessive trait (e).  What is the sex, phenotype, and genotype of individual III-4?

• male, wet earwax, Ee
• male, dry earwax, ee
• male, wet earwax EE
• male, wet earwax, cannot tell genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Give the genotype for person III-3.

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• we cannot be 100% sure of the genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Give the genotype for person II-1, for this autosomal trait.

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• we cannot be 100% sure of the genotype

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2