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NON MENDELIAN INHERITANCE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When there is more than 2 alleles for a gene.

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

codominance

d)

linked genes

e)

sex-linked traits

2.

When there are 2 dominant alleles for the same gene

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

codominance

d)

linked genes

e)

incomplete dominance

3.

When one allele isn't totally dominant over the recessive allele (heterozygous = an in-between phenotype)

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

codominance

d)

linked genes

e)

incomplete dominance

4.

Examples include skin color and height (the individual's phenotype exists somewhere along a spectrum)

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

sex-linked traits

d)

linked genes

e)

incomplete dominance

5.

Best human example is the ABO bloody type.

a)

polygenic inheritance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

sex-linked traits

d)

linked genes

e)

incomplete dominance

6.

Heterozygous shows 2 traits at the same time.

a)

codominance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

sex-linked traits

d)

linked genes

e)

incomplete dominance

7.

Heterozygous shows an in-between phenotype

a)

codominance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

sex-linked traits

d)

linked genes

e)

incomplete dominance

8.
If this image were real, it would represent what type of inheritance?
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
polygenic inheritance
d)
compete dominance
9.
AB blood type is an example of what type of inheritance?
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
codominance
d)
polygenic inheritance
10.
A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance.  What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%