Sex-linked Traits

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

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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 Y ?

• male with white eyes

• female with white eyes

• male with red eyes

• female with red eyes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• male with red eyes

• female with red eyes

• male with white eyes

• female with white eyes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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 Y ?

• male with red eyes

• female with red eyes

• male with white eyes

• female with white eyes

What are the genotypes of these flies:

white eyed, male ?

• X ^R X ^r

• X ^R X ^R

• X^r X ^r

• X ^r Y

• X^R Y

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are the genotypes of these flies:

red eyed female (heterozygous) ?

• X ^R X ^r

• X ^R X ^R

• X^r X ^r

• X ^r Y

• X ^R Y

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In a cross between a pure red eyed female and a white eyed male, what would the genotypes of the parents be?

• X^RX^r with X^R Y

• X^RX^r with X^r Y

• X^RX^R with X^R Y

• X^RX^R with X^r Y

• X^rX^r with X^r Y

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

H= normal blood clotting

h=hemophilia

X^HX^h x X^HY

What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?

• 4/4

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 1/4

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

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