Ch6 Quiz2 - Sex-Limited/Influenced Traits & Pedigrees

__________ are traits (which may be autosomal or sex-linked) affects body parts or functions present in only one gender.

• Sex-Linked Traits

• Sex-Limited Traits

• Sex-Interrupted Traits

• Sex-Influenced Traits

__________ are traits where the allele is dominant in one sex but recessive in the other sex.

• Sex-Linked Traits

• Sex-Limited Traits

• Sex-Interrupted Traits

• Sex-Influenced Traits

What causes the difference in expression between male and females in sex-influence traits?

• Hormonal difference

• Dietary differences

• Height differences

• None of the above.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a sex-limited trait?

• Beard Growth

• Preeclampsia

• Pattern Baldness

• Milk Production

Which of the following is an example of a sex-influenced trait?

• Beard Growth

• Preeclampsia

• Pattern Baldness

• Milk Production

_________ is the term given to the phenomenon that "equalizes" the sexes. One of the X chromosomes in each cell of a female embryo is turned off so that only one X chromosome is being expressed (just like in male cells).

• Hemophilia A

• Prader-Willi Syndrome

• X-Inactivation

• Angleman Syndrome

________ is when a disease may be more severe or different depending upon which parent transmitted the gene.

• Genetic Heterogeneity

• Heteroplasmy

• Genomic Imprinting

• Maternal Imprinting

Which version of a Chromosome 15 deletion results in the offspring exhibiting the following traits: obese, small hands and feet, eats uncontrollably and does not mature sexually. (This deletion comes from the father.)

• Hemophilia A

• Prader-Willi Syndrome

• X-Inactivation

• Angelman Syndrome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which version of a Chromosome 15 deletion results in the offspring exhibiting the following traits: mental impairment, extended tongue, large jaw and poor muscle coordination and convulsions that make the arms flap. (This deletion comes from the mother.)

• Hemophilia A

• Prader-Willi Syndrome

• X-Inactivation

• Angelman Syndrome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Carefully examine this pedigree. Determine the mode of inheritance for this trait.

• Autosomal Dominant

• Autosomal Recessive

• Sex-Linked Dominant

• Sex-Linked Recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1