Sex Linked Amazing Race Quiz

Noah, Benjamin, and Isla are studying human biology. They learned that each cell in the human body, except for the sex cells, has a certain number of chromosomes. What is this diploid number of chromosomes in humans?

• 46

• 50

• 44

• 48

William, Evelyn, and Abigail are studying human genetics. They learned that humans have pairs of autosomes. Can you help them remember how many pairs of autosomes are there in humans?

• 21

• 22

• 23

• 20

Lily and Rohan are studying human genetics. They came across a concept of sex chromosomes. Can you tell them what are the sex chromosomes in humans indicated by?

• A and B

• X and Y

• 1 and 2

• M and F

Grace and Lily are studying human genetics. Grace asks Lily, 'What is the chromosome combination for a female human?'

• YX

• XY

• XX

• YY

Michael and Mia are studying human genetics. They are curious to know about the chromosome combination for a male human. What would you tell them?

• YY

• YX

• XX

• XY

Samuel, Avery, and Aiden are studying genetics in their biology class. They learned about traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosomes. What are these traits called?

• Chromosomal traits

• Autosomal traits

• Linked traits

• Sex-linked traits

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Ethan, Oliver, and Samuel are studying genetics. They learned about X-linked traits. Can you identify an example of an X-linked trait they might have discussed?

• Height

• Skin color

• Eye color

• Hair color

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Grace and Daniel have a daughter named Lily. Lily has heterozygous genes for eye color from her parents. Which allele for eye color is likely to be expressed in Lily's eyes?

• Dominant allele

• Recessive allele

• Both alleles

• Neither allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1