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Complex/Special Genetics Crosses

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together? 
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
c)
Mendelian Inheritance
d)
Homozygous Inheritance
2.

In a certain species of animal, black fur (B) is dominant over tan fur (b).

Which type of dominance does this gene show?

a)

Complete Dominance

b)

Incomplete Dominance

c)

Codominance

d)

Polygenic Inheritance

3.

This picture shows an an example of what type of inheritance?

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Sex linked inheritance

d)

Complete dominance

4.

A tall plant (tt) is crossed with a short plant (ss) and a medium plant (ts) results. This is what type of inheritance pattern?

a)

Incomplete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

simple dominance

d)

sex-linked inheritance

5.

If a gene for a specific trait is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, the trait is said to be what?

a)

sex-linked trait

b)

polygenic trait

c)

codominant trait

d)

incomplete dominance trait

6.

Sex-linked conditions are more common in men than in women because ______

a)

The genes associated with the X linked conditions are linked to the X chromosome, which determines maleness.

b)

Men need to inherit only one copy of the recessive allele for the condition to be fully expressed

c)

Women simply do not develop the disease regardless of their genetic composition

d)

The sex chromosomes are more active in men than in women

7.
Which sex chromosomes would indicate a typical human male?
a)
XX
b)
X
c)
XY
d)
XXY
8.

For a female to express a recessive sex-linked trait, she must have....

a)

two recessive alleles

b)

a Y chromosome

c)

one recessive allele

d)

two dominant alleles

9.

Flowers can be purple, yellow or purple & yellow. What type of heredity is displayed?

a)

Codominance

b)

Complete dominance

c)

Incomplete dominance

d)

polygenic inheritance

10.

Chickens can be white, black or speckled white and black.

A purebred white chicken and a homozygous black chicken are mated together, what is true about the chicks from these 2 chickens?

a)

100% will be speckled black and white

b)

50% black 50% white

c)

100% black

d)

25% white, 25% black 50% speckled black and white

11.

Allele used to represent human blood types are A, B and o. The inheritance of human blood type is an example of which types of genetic inheritance?

(you should select more than one answer)

a)

Codominance

b)

Polygenic traits

c)

Multiple Alleles

d)

Sex-linked traits

e)

Incomplete dominance

12.

Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive trait. What are the chances for a woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia to pass this disorder on to their son?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

e)

75%

13.

A man with type A blood and a woman with type B blood have a child. The child has type A blood. What are the possible genotypes of the parents. Choose one option for the mother and one option for the father.

a)

Mom - BB or Bo

b)

Mom -Bo only

c)

Dad -AB, AA or Ao

d)

Dad - AA or Ao

e)

Dad - Ao only

14.
What is a gene?
a)
An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
b)
a piece of clothing
c)
a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
d)
Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait
15.
The sex of a child is determined by
a)
whether the father's sperm contains an x or y chromosome
b)
whether the mother's egg contains an x or y chromosome
c)
the age of the parents
16.

When we say that a woman is a carrier for a genetic disease or disorder it means __________

a)

She is heterozygous - she carries 1 allele for the disorder, but does not have the disorder

b)

She is homozygous she carries 2 aleles for the disorder, and has the disorder

c)

she can pass the allele only to male children

d)

she can pass the allele only to female children

e)

She cannot pass an allele for the diseas to any of her children

17.

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?

a)

XHXh

b)

XhXh

c)

XHXH

d)

XhY

e)

XHYh

18.

Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?

a)

XHXh

b)

XhXh

c)

XHY

d)

XhY

e)

XhYh

19.

Males can be heterozygous for sex-linked traits.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
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%
21.

If one parent is blood type A and the other parent is type B, which of the following blood types could their children inherit?

(Select ALL of the correct possibilities)

a)

O

b)

AB

c)

A

d)

B

22.

A father has type AB blood and the mother has type O. What percentage of their offspring would you expect to have?

a)

Type A, 25%, Type B 25%, Type AB 25%, Type O 25%

b)

Type A 50%, Type B 25%, Type AB 25%, Type O 50%

c)

Type A blood 50%, Type B 50%, Type AB 0%, Type O Blood 0%

d)

Type A blood 100%

23.

A father is heterozygous for his type A blood and a mother has type O blood. What percentage of their offspring would you expect to have each blood type?

a)

25% chance for each blood type

b)

50% Type A, 50% Type O

c)

100% Type A

d)

100% type O