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Pedigrees

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a pedigree, squares represent _______

a)

males

b)

females

2.

In a pedigree, circles represent _______

a)

males

b)

females

3.

In a pedigree, a person AFFECTED by a trait is

a)

shaded

b)

unshaded

4.
How many children did I-3 and I-4 have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
5.

What is the genotype of the mother? Hint Draw a punnett square

a)

BB

b)

bb

c)

Bb

d)

BB or Bb

6.

What is the genotype of the father? Hint in this pedigree the shaded circle represents the recessive trait.

a)

AA

b)

aa

c)

Aa

d)

AA or aa

7.

Generation 2 individuals 5 and 6 are

a)

brother and sister.

b)

cousins.

c)

married.

d)

not related.

8.

This pedigree traces a dominant trait, freckles F, in a family. The mother has no freckles hence her genotype must be

a)

ff

b)

Ff

c)

FF

9.

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

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

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 -

a)

CC and CC

b)

CC and cc

c)

Cc and Cc

d)

cc and cc

11.

In this pedigree for the trait being followed is short hair H and long hair h. What MUST the genotype of individual 4 be?

a)

HH

b)

hh