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Pedigrees & Karyotypes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is/are TRUE about this karyotype?

a)

The individual is a female.

b)

The individual has Trisomy 21/Down Syndrome

c)

The individual has a normal number of chromosomes for a human

d)

The individual has 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes

2.
How many chromosomes are shown in a normal human karyotype?
a)
2
b)
12
c)
25
d)
46
3.
Chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
a)
Chromosome
b)
Autosome
c)
Sex Chromosome
d)
Homologous pair
4.
Photograph of chromosomes grouped in ordered pairs
a)
pedigree
b)
Punnett Square
c)
Venn Diagram
d)
Karyotype
5.

In humans, the 23rd pair of chromosomes are called:

a)

Autosomes

b)

Sex chromosomes

c)

Chromatids

d)

Gender chromosomes

6.

In this human karyotype, is the individual male or female?

a)

Male

b)

Female

7.

What chromosomal disorder is displayed by this karyotype?

a)

Turner (XO) Syndrome

b)

Down Syndrome

c)

Trisomy 18

d)

Klinefelter's (XXY) Syndrome

8.
In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?
a)
circle
b)
square
c)
triangle
d)
diamond
9.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
10.
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
11.

How many alleles does a child get from each parent for a trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Dominant alleles are represented by a ---

a)

capital letter.

b)

lowercase letter.

13.

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of ---

a)

genotypes.

b)

phenotypes.

14.

In a heterozygous genotype, the _____ allele takes over in the phenotype.

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

both

15.

What you see, or the physical appearance of an organism, is called the ---

a)

genotype.

b)

phenotype.

16.
What do we use pedigrees for?
a)
To look at families
b)
To make determinations about the offspring
c)
To track traits in families
d)
Nothing
17.

What is the mode of inheritance shown here?

a)

Recessive because it "skips" a generation

b)

Dominant because it shows up in every generation

18.

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual II-3 be?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

19.
Which structure is labeled as B in the diagram?
a)
Centromere
b)
Chromosome
c)
Sister chromatids
20.
A pair of identical chromosomes shown in a karyotype, one inherited from mom, and one inherited from dad are called
a)
sister chromotids
b)
centromeres
c)
homologous chromosomes
d)
autosomes