Pedigree Quiz

How many children did the Mom and Dad have in this pedigree?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Fout

On a pedigree chart, females are represented by a ​ (a)   and males are represented by a ​ ​ (b)  

• circle
• square
• straight line
• shaded figure

Why is the Dad in generation 1 half shaded?

• He is heterozygous or hybrid (Bb)

• He is homozygous dominant (BB)

• He is homozygous recessive (bb)

• It is unknowable

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Match the labels to the genotype.

a

b

c

d

Girl Carrier (Bb)

Recessive girl (bb)

Recessive boy (bb)

Boy Carrier (Bb0

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many males are shown in this pedigree?

• 8
• 5
• 2
• 16

 How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 6

In the second generation, how many individuals are definitely carriers of the trait?

• 3

• 1

• 0

• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

• Not Affected Male
• Not Affected Female
• Affected Male
• Affected Female

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

• Not affected Female
• Not affected Male
• Affected Male
• Affected Female

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

If Dinky had children with someone that was not a carrier of Wiggle Warts, what are their chances of having a child with Wiggle Warts?

• 50%

• 0%

• 100%

• 24%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1