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Genetics (Advanced)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is an inherited behavior?
a)
A chameleon changing color
b)
A dog sitting on command
c)
A circus bear riding a bike
d)
An ape speaking in sign language
2.
Which is an acquired trait?
a)
Large nose
b)
Speaking Spanish
c)
Blonde hair
d)
Height
3.
Which behavior did a raccoon most likely learn from its environment?
a)
breathing
b)
providing for young
c)
eating out of trash cans
d)
drinking water
4.

In mice, White fur (W) is dominant to black fur (w). Use a Punnett Square to analyze the cross between two heterozygous white colored mice. What percentage of the mice will be white colored?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

5.

In mice, White fur (W) is dominant to black fur (w). Use a Punnett Square to analyze the cross between two heterozygous white colored mice. What percentage of the mice will have the genotype WW?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

6.

In mice, shiny fur (S) is dominant to dull fur (s) Use a Punnett Square to analyze the cross between a dull furred female and a hybrid shiny male. What percentage of offspring would be heterozygous (Ss)?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

7.

Bob met Sally at a dance. Bob is homozygous for his dimples, but Sally does not have dimples. Dimples (D) is dominant to not having dimples (d). Use a punnett square to determine the genotypic probabilities that could result from this cross?

a)

100% Dd

b)

50% DD, 50% Dd

c)

100% Dimples

d)

50% Dimples, 50% No Dimples

8.

There are two factors that influence our traits: genes and "non-genetic", or environmental factors (inherited vs. acquired). Looking at the traits below, which could most easily be influenced by both factors?

a)

Language a person speaks

b)

Dimples

c)

Cleft Chin

d)

Being Good at a certain sport

9.

Which of the bar graphs shown below represents the frequency of phenotypes that might be for polygenic inheritance?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

10.

Having mid-digital hair on your fingers is a dominant trait (H). If a father is heterozygous for this trait and a mother is homozygous for mid-digital hair, what is the likelihood that their children will have mid-digital hair? Complete a punnett square to help you answer this question

a)

50% chance of mid digital hair

b)

25% chance of mid digital hair

c)

75% chance of mid digital hair

d)

100% chance of mid digital hair

11.

Cystic Fibrosis is a serious lung disease that is inherited through two recessive alleles (ff). A male that is a carrier and a female that is homozygous for not being affected by Cystic Fibrosis have children. What percent of the couple's children are likely to be affected by Cystic Fibrosis? Complete a punnett square to help you answer this question.

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

12.

A pair of fruit flies reproduces and has 1,000 offspring. All 1,000 offspring have the alleles Gg. What is the most likely genotype for each parent? You may want to draw a Punnett square to help you answer this.

a)

GG x gg

b)

GG x Gg

c)

Gg x Gg

d)

gg x Gg

13.

In Mendel's pea plant crosses, yellow peas were dominant to green peas. What genotype does at least one parent have to be to ensure that 100% of the offspring has yellow peas?

a)

YY

b)

Yy

c)

yy

14.

Green monsters are dominant to purple monsters. What are the most likely genotypes of the parents in the diagram?

a)

Gg x gg

b)

GG x gg

c)

Gg x Gg

d)

gg x gg

15.

In fruit flies, they can either have wings or not have wings. A purebred winged fruit fly is crossed with a purebred non-winged fruit fly. All offspring have wings. Which best describes the alleles for this trait?

a)

No wings is dominant to having wings

b)

Having wings is dominant to not having wings

c)

The alleles are codominant

d)

The alleles have incomplete dominance

16.

If P represents the allele for tasting PTC and p represents the allele for not tasting PTC, what would be the most likely genotypes of the parents in pedigree C? You may need to do a punnett square to help you.

a)

PP x pp

b)

Pp x Pp

c)

Pp x pp

d)

pp x pp

17.

If P represents the allele for tasting PTC and p represents the allele for not tasting PTC, what would be the most likely genotypes of the parents in pedigree B? You may need to do a punnett square to help you.

a)

PP x Pp

b)

Pp x Pp

c)

Pp x PP

d)

PP x PP

18.

If H represents the unaffected allele and h represents the affected allele, what are the most likely genotypes of the parents in the pedigree? You may need to do a punnett square to help you

a)

Hh and HH

b)

hh and hh

c)

HH and HH

d)

Hh and Hh

19.

Green monsters are dominant to purple monsters.A biologist claims the recessive allele is now gone. Choose the correct response to this biologist. (Hint-you may want to do a Punnett square to help you answer this)

a)

Her claim is correct because none of the offspring are purple

b)

Her claim is not correct because the offspring still carry the recessive allele even though it doesn't show up

c)

Her claim is not correct because the offspring's phenotypes are half green, half purple

d)

Her claim is correct because green dominates purple, erasing the purple trait

20.

The following pedigree chart was made by scientists studying an inherited disorder found in a common dog breed. A shaded circle or square represents an individual dog with the phenotype of the disorder. The allele for the disorder is recessive. One of the labeled offspring in the third generation is heterozygous for the normal trait. Which of the labeled offspring is it?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

21.

On the left are the parents and on the right are the offspring. White fur (W) is dominant to gray fur (w). Based on the phenotypes, what are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

a)

Ww x Ww

b)

Ww x WW

c)

ww x ww

d)

WW x WW

22.

On the left are the parents and on the right are the offspring. White fur (W) is dominant to gray fur (w). Based on the phenotypes, what are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

a)

WW x Ww

b)

Ww x ww

c)

WW x ww

d)

Ww x Ww

23.

Plants can be either fuzzy (F) or smooth (f). A male fuzzy plant is crossed with a female smooth plant. Which stated observation and conclusion is most likely correct? You may have to do punnett squares to figure this out.

a)

Observation: All offspring are fuzzy. Conclusion: The male has two recessive alleles (ff)

b)

Observation: Half the offspring are smooth. Conclusion: The male is heterozygous (Ff)

c)

Observation: All offspring are smooth. Conclusion: The male has two dominant alleles (FF)

d)

Observation: Most of the offspring are fuzzy. Conclusion: The male has two dominant alleles (FF)

24.

In snakes, black scales (B) are dominant to red scales (b). A black and a red snake are crossed. It is concluded that the genotype of the black snake is BB. What would the phenotypes of the offspring have to be to support the conclusion that the genotype for the black snake is BB? (Hint-You may want to use a Punnett square to help)

a)

All the offspring are black

b)

Some offspring are black, some are red

c)

All offspring are red

25.

In their lifetime, two guinea pigs produce 30 black pups and 10 white pups. Make a Punnett square and find the likely genotypes of the parents. B is the allele for black hair and b is the allele for white hair.

a)

Bb x bb

b)

Bb x Bb

c)

BB x bb

d)

bb xbb

26.

Monsters can be Yellow (YY), Blue (BB), or Blue and Yellow (BY). Given the pedigree below, what would be the most likely offspring for the couple in generation II

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Flowers in the pedigree can be red, white, or red and white. Red is shown by the allele R, and white is shown by the allele W. What color flower could be crossed with flower #1 to produce offspring that are red? Select all that apply.

a)

RR

b)

WW

c)

RW

28.

Three chickens/roosters are shown. W is the allele for white feathers and B is the alleles for black feathers, showing that the black and white alleles are co-dominant. What is the best possible genotype for the black and white chicken?

a)

BB

b)

WW

c)

BW

29.

A flowering tree can have yellow flowers, white flowers, or white and yellow flowers. What would be all the possible genotypes for these particular flowers?

a)

yy, ww, yw

b)

Yy, Ww, Yw

c)

YY, WW, YW

d)

yy, WW, YW

30.

12.) Cross a red flowering bush (R) and a white flowering bush (W) using a punnett square. Describe the phenotypes of the offspring.

a)

50% Red, 50% White

b)

100% Red and White

c)

50% Red, 50% Red and White

d)

50% White, 50% Red and White

31.

The offspring that is shaded, exhibit the:

a)

Recessive trait because they exhibit a trait that neither parent has

b)

Dominant trait because they match one or both of their parents

c)

Recessive trait because they match one or both of their parents

d)

Dominant trait because they exhibit a trait that neither parent has

32.

The picture shows alleles on a chromosome pair. In peas, round (R) are dominant to wrinkled (r). What is the phenotype for this pea plant?

a)

Round

b)

Wrinkled

33.

Chickens/roosters can be white, dark gray, or speckled white and dark gray. Based on the punnett square, what type of chicken/rooster should go in the blank box?

a)

White

b)

Speckled

c)

Gray

34.

In one species of guinea pig, the gene for black fur (B) is dominant while the gene for brown fur (b) is recessive. A male guinea pig with black fur and a female guinea pig with black fur produce an offspring with brown fur. Which most likely describes the genes of the guinea pigs? You may want to use a Punnett square to prove your answer

a)

Both parent guinea pigs carry the recessive gene.

b)

The male parent guinea pig carries the recessive gene, but the female parent does not.

c)

The female parent guinea pig carries the recessive gene, but the male parent does not.

d)

Neither parent guinea pig carries the recessive gene. The brown fur was a spontaneous mutation.

35.

What are the genotypes of the black snakes in generation II?

a)

bb x Bb

b)

Bb x bb

c)

BB x Bb

d)

Bb x Bb