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WorksheetsPedigree Checkpoint
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A male with an inherited disorder will be represented by
A female caring a trait for an inherited disorder would be represented by
A male who did not inherit a disorder will be represented by
A couple has 3 children: a daughter and two sons. If the mother and daughter both have a genetic disorder what would the pedigree of this family look like?
How many generations in this pedigree?
One
Two
Three
Four
How many individuals have this trait?
9
5
7
0
How many carriers in this family?
four
three
six
seven
Who is the second child of the couple from generation I?
II-1
II-2
II-3
III-2
III-5
What mode of inheritance is shown?
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
What mode of inheritance is shown?
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
What mode of inheritance is shown?
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
This pedigree tracks the presence of attached earlobes. Having attached earlobes is an autosomal recessive trait. What is the genotype of individual I-1?
XeY
XEY
EE
Ee
This pedigree tracks the presence of dimples through a families generations. Having dimples is an autosomal dominant trait. Which individuals are correctly matched with their genotypes?
III-2 --> Dd
II-2 --> DD
I-1 --> dd
II-3 --> dd
This pedigree tracks Cystic Fibrosis which is an autosomal recessive trait. If individuals I-1 and I-2 were to have a fourth child, what is the chance that the child would have cystic fibrosis?
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
This pedigree tracks polydactyly, a condition caused by a dominant allele in which a person has more than 5 fingers or toes on each foot or hand. What is the genotype and phenotype of the father?
XPY
Normal
PP
Normal
Pp
Polydactyly
pp
Normal
pp
Polydactyly
If individual II-4 married someone homozygous dominant for polydactyly, what is the probability that their first child will be heterozygous for the trait?
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
