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Do-Now Tuesday 2/1

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal's somatic cells contain 2n chromosomes.

What happens to the number of chromosomes in the animal's gametes?

a)

The number is reduced to n by mitosis.

b)

The number is increased to 4n by mitosis.

c)

The number is reduced to n by meiosis.

d)

The number is increased to 4n in meiosis.

2.

Two traits were observed for hamsters; color and tail length.

For color, black (B) is dominant over tan (b).

For tail length, short tails (S) are dominant over long tails (s).

What is the genotype for a heterozygous short-tailed hamster?

a)

BbSs

b)

BBSS

c)

BbSS

d)

BBSs

3.

A student notes that an individual has attached earlobes, a recessive trait in humans. A cell is taken from this individual, and the alleles for the trait are isolated. What is the probability that one of the alleles was inherited from the individual's mother?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

4.

A heterozygous Type A parent is crossed with a heterozygous Type B parent.

What genotypes will be crossed?

a)

IAIA x IBIB

b)

IAi x IBi

c)

IAIB x ii

5.

A heterozygous Type A parent is crossed with a heterozygous Type B parent.

What percentage of offspring is expected to have Type o blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

6.

A heterozygous Type A parent is crossed with a heterozygous Type B parent.

What percentage of offspring is expected to have Type AB blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

7.

In four-o'clock flowers, the red allele (R) shows incomplete dominance over the white allele (W).

What would be the color of a flower with one red allele and one white allele (RW)?

a)

Red

b)

White

c)

Pink

d)

White with red spots

8.

In Camellia flowers, petal color is inherited co-dominantly with the possible colors of red, white, and red and white spots. What would be the chance of getting a white flower if you cross a spotted flower with a spotted flower?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

9.

The chart shows a dihybrid cross between pea plants. What are the genotypes of the parents in this cross?

a)

RRyy and rrYY

b)

RrYy and RrYy

c)

RRYY and rryy

d)

RrYY and Rryy