WorksheetsNon-Mendelian Genetics
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This diagram represents what type of inheritance pattern?
a)
sex-linked inheritance
b)
complete dominance
c)
codominance
d)
incomplete dominance
2.
How many phenotypes are there in ABO blood types?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
12
3.
What is this diagram called? What do the circles represent?
a)
karyotype, males
b)
karyotype, females
c)
pedigree, females
d)
pedigree, males
4.
What is this tool used for?
a)
to compare DNA of two individuals
b)
read braille
c)
analyze genetic disorders in many generations of individuals
d)
analyze genetic disorders in one individual
5.
How many children do #5 & #6 have?
a)
1 male child
b)
2 male and 2 female children
c)
2 male children
d)
1 daughter and 1 son
6.
What do the shaded shapes represent?
a)
normal individuals
b)
individuals who have the trait
c)
carriers
d)
deceased
7.
ABO blood types are an example of what type of inheritance?
a)
multiple alleles
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
polygenic inheritance
d)
genetic mutations
8.
AB blood type is an example of what type of inheritance?
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
codominance
d)
polygenic inheritance
9.
There are many variations in skin color that can be inherited based on the combination of alleles that you inherit from your mom and dad. This bell curve distribution is an example of
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
polygenic inheritance
10.
If this image were real, it would represent what type of inheritance?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
polygenic inheritance
d)
compete dominance
11.
What gender of offspring are most often affected by sex-linked inheritance? What gender are usually carriers of the trait?
a)
males, males
b)
females, males
c)
males, females
d)
females, females
12.
What gender is this individual?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
we cannot tell using a karyotype?
13.
The image shows the pattern of inheritance for colorblindness. From this diagram we can tell that colorblindness is
a)
a codominant trait
b)
a sex-linked trait
c)
carried on the Y chromosome
d)
is associated with a dominant allele
14.
A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance. What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
15.
How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
1
d)
2
16.
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What color are flowers that are Rr?
a)
Red
b)
Red and White
c)
White
d)
Pink
17.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
18.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Recessive inheritance
19.
This is an example of ___________?
a)
Incomplete dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
20.
What percentage of the offspring will have this recessive disease?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
21.
Looking at this pedigree, how many female family members are carriers?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
10
d)
7
22.
What percentage of the female offspring will be a carrier for this recessive disease (a)?
a)
0%
b)
50%
c)
100%
d)
25%
23.
How many PAIRS of sex chromosomes do humans have?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
1
d)
2
24.
If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?
a)
sex-linked trait
b)
polygenic trait
c)
codominant trait
d)
incomplete dominance trait
25.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern
26.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
27.
I have 1 X chromosome and 1 Y chromosome. What am I?
a)
Male
b)
Female
28.
I have 2 X chromosomes. What am I?
a)
Male
b)
Female
29.
A single gene has 3 or more alternative forms. These are called
a)
heterozygotes
b)
multiple alleles
c)
epistatic
d)
polygenic
30.
Blood types are an example of co dominance and
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
sex linked traits
c)
multiple alleles
d)
polygenics
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