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7.1 Inheritance Patterns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is true about molecular genetics?

a)

DNA is made of chromosomes

b)

Segments of DNA that code for traits are genes

c)

DNA is made of proteins

d)

Nucleic acids are made of amino acids

2.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
3.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
4.

Which diagram represents those chromosomes that are responsible for the heterozygous genotype for height?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

If one parent provides a yellow allele (Y) and one parent provides a green allele (y) what will be the phenotype of the offspring?

a)

Yy

b)

Yellow

c)

yy

d)

Green

6.

Using the punnett square, what is the genotypic ratio?

a)

1 yellow: 1 green

b)

1 Yy: 1 yy

c)

2 Yellow: 2 Green

d)

3 Green: 1 Yellow

7.

If the Yy x yy cross produced 200 seeds and all of them grew to create new seed pods, how many would you predict would have yellow color?

a)

0

b)

50

c)

100

d)

150

e)

200

8.
In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
9.

Freckles are inherited as a dominant trait. Parents who both have freckles produce a child who does not have freckles. If these parents have another child, what is the probability that the second child will not have freckles?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

10.

Cystic Fibrosis is a recessive trait. What is the genotype of Sally?

a)

CC

b)

Cc

c)

cc

d)

Cystic Fibrosis

e)

Normal

11.

Cystic Fibrosis is a recessive trait. If Barbie and Ken have another child, what are the chances that it will not have cystic fibrosis? (Hint: make a punnett square)

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

12.

Hemophilia (h) is an x-linked recessive trait. What are the chances that a daughter would be a carrier?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

13.

Hemophilia (h) is an x-linked recessive trait. What is the genotype of Charles and Marie's child?

a)

XHXH

b)

XHXh

c)

XhXh

d)

XHY

e)

XhY

14.

In humans, curly hair is dominant to straight hair, and wavy hair is an intermediate texture. Which explanation most likely accounts for wavy hair?

a)

a mutation occurred, producing wavy hair

b)

a different set of genes resulted in wavy hair

c)

inheritance occurred through incomplete dominance

d)

inheritance occurred as a result of a gene from only one parent

15.

Red is incompletely dominant to white in snapdragons. Which cross would result in 100% pink flowers?

a)

RR x rr

b)

rr x rr

c)

Rr x Rr

d)

RR x RR

16.

In a certain breed of cattle, both red and white hairs show up together. This is an example of which type of inheritance pattern?

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

multiple alleles

d)

polygenic inheritance

17.

In chickens, black is co dominant with white feathers. Which cross would result in 50% black and white feathers?

a)

BW x BW

b)

BB x WW

c)

BW x WW

d)

WW x BB

18.

What are the genotypes for type A blood?

a)

IAIA

b)

IAIB

c)

IAi

d)

IBIB

e)

ii

19.

A child has blood type AB. Which blood types would his parents most likely have?

a)

B and O

b)

O and A

c)

A and B

d)

AB and O

20.

A woman with Type A [heterozygous] blood is married to a Type B [heterozygous] person. Which ratio of their probable offspring is correct?

a)

100% Type AB

b)

50% Type A

c)

50% Type B

d)

25% Type O