Sex-linked Punnett Squares

The visual representation of an individual's chromosomes is a 

• phenotype
• genotype
• karyotype
• stereotype

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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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Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia? (Has the allele but does not express hemophilia herself)

• X^HX^h

• X^hX^h

• X^HX^H

• X^hY

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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

• X^HX^h
• X^hX^h
• X^HY
• X^hY

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Look at this cross: X^BX^b x X^BY

What proportion of the male children are colorblind?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

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Look at this cross: X^B X^B x X^b Y

What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind?

• 100%

• 75%

• 25%

• 0%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a female who has hemophilia?

• X^HX^h

• X^hX^h

• X^HX^H

• X^hY

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following genotypes belongs in the red box in the Punnett square?

• X^BX^b

• X^bX^b

• X^bY

• X^BY

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

Which type of inheritance is represented in the problem below:

Hemophilia is a recessive trait carried on the X chromosome. What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring?

• Simple Dominance

• Codominance

• Incomplete Dominance

• Blood Types

• Sex-Linked

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