WorksheetsPedigrees
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 24mins
In a pedigree, squares represent _______
males
females
In a pedigree, circles represent _______
males
females
In a pedigree, a person AFFECTED by a trait is
shaded
unshaded
What is the genotype of the mother? Hint Draw a punnett square
BB
bb
Bb
BB or Bb
What is the genotype of the father? Hint in this pedigree the shaded circle represents the recessive trait.
AA
aa
Aa
AA or aa
Generation 2 individuals 5 and 6 are
brother and sister.
cousins.
married.
not related.
This pedigree traces a dominant trait, freckles F, in a family. The mother has no freckles hence her genotype must be
ff
Ff
FF
This pedigree traces a dominant trait, freckles F, in a family. Is it possible for the third generation to have children with freckles as shown
yes
no
On this pedigree, the allele for curly hair is dominant. The couple labeled 2 both have curly hair, but have a daughter who does not have curly hair. Therefore, we can tell from the chart that for the couple labeled 2 -
CC and CC
CC and cc
Cc and Cc
cc and cc
In this pedigree for the trait being followed is short hair H and long hair h. What MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?
HH
hh
