Sex-Linked Traits

Sex-Linked Traits

10th Grade

18 Qs

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Sex-Linked Traits

Sex-Linked Traits

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Biology

10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The sex of a child is determined by

whether the father's sperm contains an x or y chromosome
whether the mother's egg contains an x or y chromosome
the age of the parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why is the gene for a disease or disorder more likely to be found on the X chromosome than Y?

The X chromosome has many more genes
The Y chromosome has many more genes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Males are more likely to suffer from a sex-linked disease or disorder because

males are the weaker sex
males have less DNA
males have 1 X chromosome, so the disorder is more likely to be expressed

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be 

sex-linked trait
polygenic trait
codominant trait
incomplete dominance trait

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?

XHXh
XhXh
XHXH
XhY

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?

XHXh
XhXh
XHY
XhY

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait. Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is the sex and eye color of flies with the following genotype: X R X r ?

male with white eyes

female with red eyes

male with red eyes

female with white eyes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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