WorksheetsDo-Now Tuesday 2/1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
An animal's somatic cells contain 2n chromosomes.
What happens to the number of chromosomes in the animal's gametes?
The number is reduced to n by mitosis.
The number is increased to 4n by mitosis.
The number is reduced to n by meiosis.
The number is increased to 4n in meiosis.
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?
BbSs
BBSS
BbSS
BBSs
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?
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A heterozygous Type A parent is crossed with a heterozygous Type B parent.
What genotypes will be crossed?
IAIA x IBIB
IAi x IBi
IAIB x ii
A heterozygous Type A parent is crossed with a heterozygous Type B parent.
What percentage of offspring is expected to have Type o blood?
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A heterozygous Type A parent is crossed with a heterozygous Type B parent.
What percentage of offspring is expected to have Type AB blood?
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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)?
Red
White
Pink
White with red spots
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?
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The chart shows a dihybrid cross between pea plants. What are the genotypes of the parents in this cross?
RRyy and rrYY
RrYy and RrYy
RRYY and rryy
RrYY and Rryy
