Pedigree Quiz Review

Match the following

• Carrier Male

• 
• Affected Male

• 
• Unaffected Male

• 
• Carrier Female

• 
• Affected Female

• 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What do we use pedigrees for?

• To look at families
• To make determinations about the offspring
• To track traits in families
• Nothing

In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?

• circle

• square

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?

• Brother and sister

• Dad and daughter

• Uncle and niece

• Grandfather and granddaughter

In the second generation of this pedigree, how many people are carriers of the trait?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The trait this pedigree traces is recessive because it skips a generation and individuals can be carriers. What is the most likely genotype for person III-3?

• GG

• Gg

• gg

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?

(a)  

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual II-3 be?

• HH

• Hh

• hh

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2