WorksheetsPatterns of Inheritance
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the blood types of the possible children that a woman (type O) and man (type AB) can have?
a)
O and AB
b)
O and A
c)
O and B
d)
A and B
2.
There are multiple alleles for the ABO blood group. Why are only two of these alleles present in any one individual?
a)
Each parent contributes only one allele for the ABO blood group to the offspring.
b)
There are not enough nucleotides in a red blood cell to produce a third allele.
c)
Each allele in the ABO group must be dominant or recessive
d)
Blood group alleles are not segregated during meiosis.
3.
What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?
a)
BB
b)
AB
c)
BO
4.
What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?
a)
AB
b)
AO
c)
AA
d)
OO
5.
A woman has type B blood and her husband has type O blood. What must be the woman's genotype, if they have a child with type O blood?
a)
BO
b)
BB
c)
OO
d)
type B
6.
A man has blood type A (heterozygous) and a woman has blood type B (heterozygous). What are the possible blood types of their kids?
a)
A or B only
b)
AB only
c)
A, B, AB only
d)
A, B, AB, or O
7.
The pattern of inheritance in which there are three or more possible alleles for a trait is
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Codominance
c)
Polygenic Inheritance
d)
Multiple Alleles
8.
The pattern of inheritance in which both genes are expressed equally is .
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Codominance
c)
Polygenic Inheritance
d)
Multiple Alleles
9.
If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
10.
If two parents have type AB blood, what is the probability that their child will have type O blood?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
11.
Jim has type AB blood. His dad could be type O.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What antigens (markers) are present in a person with type B blood?
a)
B
b)
A and B
c)
A
d)
none
13.
What antigens (markers) are present in a person with type A blood?
a)
B
b)
A and B
c)
A
d)
none
14.
What antigens (markers) are present in a person with type AB blood?
a)
B
b)
A and B
c)
A
d)
none
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