Inheritance Patterns 16.1 quiz

L= large ears l = small ears Mom is heterozygous/hybrid for large ears. Which is her genotype?

• LL

• ll

• Ll

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D= dimples d= no dimples Mom is dd and dad is Dd. Which is true?

• Mom has dimples

• Dad has dimples

• Neither has dimples

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D = dimples d = no dimples Mom= Dd Dad = dd

Which is true? (Use scrap paper to figure out answer first!)

• There is a 2/4 chance of having a baby with dimples

• All the children will have dimples

• There is a 1/4 chance of having a baby with dimples

• There is no chance of having a baby with dimples

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A man with an autosomal dominant disorder has children with a woman who is healthy. The probability that their first child will inherit the disorder if the disorder allele is represented as "A" and the normal allele as "a" is (a)   .

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Answer explanation

Answer Explanation highlighting the correct choice of 50%

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A woman with an X-linked dominant disorder has children with a man who does not have the disorder. The probability that their son will inherit the disorder is (a)   .

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

Answer explanation

The son has a 50% chance of inheriting the X-linked dominant disorder from the mother, as he will receive either her affected X chromosome or the father's Y chromosome.

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When one allele is not dominant over another, resulting in a blended phenotype for heterozygous offspring is considered....

• Incomplete Dominance

• Codominance

Some flowers are controlled by codominance. Red flowers (RR), blue flowers (BB) and Speckled flowers (RB).

Cross a red flower with a speckled flower. What is the phenotypic ratio?

• 2 red, 2 speckled

• 2 red, 2 blue

• 2 blue, 2 speckled

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Radish color is completely dominant, red and white are pure breeding colors. While heterozygous are purple.

Cros a red radish with a purple.

• 4 purple

• 1 red, 2 purple, 1 white

• 2 red, 2 purple

• 1 red, 1 purple, 2 white

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In cattle red coats are represented as RR, and white coats are represented as WW.

What is the genotype for Roan color?

• RR

• RW

• WW

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This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of two traits. This is known as ---

• incomplete dominance.

• codominance

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