Pedigree

Which generation connects these two pedigrees? 

• 1

• 2

• 3

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If a trait SKIPS a generation, it is an indication that the trait is....

• dominant

• recessive

• incompletely dominant

• co-dominant

What do half colored symbols represent?

• The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).

• The individual expresses the trait.

• The individual has both recessive alleles.

• The individual has both dominant alleles.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Who is the daughter of individual I-1 and I-2?

• II-1

• II-7

• II-8

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many generations are in this pedigree?

• 15

• 10

• 9

• 4

Who is the grandfather or individual IV-5?

• I-1

• II-5

• III-7

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How many children did individuals II-1 and II-2 have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Sickle cell anemia is the recessive disease being studied here. Who has the disease?

• I-1 and II-2

• II-2 and II-4

• III-1, III-2, and III-3

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the female in generation II?

• Rr

• RR

• rr

• R?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This is a recessive disease pedigree. What is the genotype of the male in generation I?

• Rr

• RR

• R?

• rr

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2