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WorksheetsMendelian Genetics with Marvel Superheroes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 17mins
Spider-Man has two alternate versions of the web gene, W and w. These alternate versions of the same gene are called
alleles.
traits.
characters.
Thor has a widow's peak (V-shaped hairline) because he has the allele combination WW. This makes Thor
homozygous dominant.
homozygous recessive.
heterozygous.
Ironically, Black Widow has no widow's peak because she is homozygous recessive for the gene. In other words, her genotype would be
straight hairline.
WW.
Ww.
ww.
Black Panther is has the genotype Pp, where P = panther and p = non-panther. However, he shows the panther phenotype. This is an example of Mendel's Law of
Dominance.
Segregation.
Independent Assortment.
Captain Marvel is heterozygous for the flamefist gene (Ff). When she produces gametes, 50% get the F allele, and 50% get the f allele. This is an example of Mendel's Law of
Dominance.
Segregation.
Independent Assortment.
Hulk's father was true-breeding for the green skin and Hulk's mother was true-breeding for non-green skin. This makes Hulk
true-breeding.
a hybrid.
Hulk and She-Hulk are both heterozygous for the green skin gene. What percentage of their children will have the green skin phenotype?
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Spider-Man has a genotype Ww and Mary Jane Watson has a genotype ww, what would be the genotypic ratio of their children?
1:3
1:2:1
1:1
9:3:3:1
If Captain America's genotype is SsRR, what types of gametes will he produce?
SR, Sr, sR, sr
SR, SR, sR, sR
SR, SR, SR, SR
sr, sr, sr, sr
Nick Fury has the genotype NnFf. If he has children with a woman whose genotype is also NnFf, then the expected phenotypic ratio of the children would be
1:3.
1:2:1.
1:1:1:1.
9:3:3:1.
