Worksheets7.1 Inheritance Patterns
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which is true about molecular genetics?
DNA is made of chromosomes
Segments of DNA that code for traits are genes
DNA is made of proteins
Nucleic acids are made of amino acids
Which diagram represents those chromosomes that are responsible for the heterozygous genotype for height?
If one parent provides a yellow allele (Y) and one parent provides a green allele (y) what will be the phenotype of the offspring?
Yy
Yellow
yy
Green
Using the punnett square, what is the genotypic ratio?
1 yellow: 1 green
1 Yy: 1 yy
2 Yellow: 2 Green
3 Green: 1 Yellow
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?
0
50
100
150
200
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?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Cystic Fibrosis is a recessive trait. What is the genotype of Sally?
CC
Cc
cc
Cystic Fibrosis
Normal
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)
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Hemophilia (h) is an x-linked recessive trait. What are the chances that a daughter would be a carrier?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Hemophilia (h) is an x-linked recessive trait. What is the genotype of Charles and Marie's child?
XHXH
XHXh
XhXh
XHY
XhY
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 mutation occurred, producing wavy hair
a different set of genes resulted in wavy hair
inheritance occurred through incomplete dominance
inheritance occurred as a result of a gene from only one parent
Red is incompletely dominant to white in snapdragons. Which cross would result in 100% pink flowers?
RR x rr
rr x rr
Rr x Rr
RR x RR
In a certain breed of cattle, both red and white hairs show up together. This is an example of which type of inheritance pattern?
incomplete dominance
codominance
multiple alleles
polygenic inheritance
In chickens, black is co dominant with white feathers. Which cross would result in 50% black and white feathers?
BW x BW
BB x WW
BW x WW
WW x BB
What are the genotypes for type A blood?
IAIA
IAIB
IAi
IBIB
ii
A child has blood type AB. Which blood types would his parents most likely have?
B and O
O and A
A and B
AB and O
A woman with Type A [heterozygous] blood is married to a Type B [heterozygous] person. Which ratio of their probable offspring is correct?
100% Type AB
50% Type A
50% Type B
25% Type O
