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Pedigree Checkpoint

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A male with an inherited disorder will be represented by

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

A female caring a trait for an inherited disorder would be represented by

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

A male who did not inherit a disorder will be represented by

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

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?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

How many generations in this pedigree?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

6.

How many individuals have this trait?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

7

d)

0

7.

How many carriers in this family?

a)

four

b)

three

c)

six

d)

seven

8.

Who is the second child of the couple from generation I?

a)

II-1

b)

II-2

c)

II-3

d)

III-2

e)

III-5

9.

What mode of inheritance is shown?

a)

Autosomal Dominant

b)

Autosomal Recessive

10.

What mode of inheritance is shown?

a)

Autosomal Dominant

b)

Autosomal Recessive

11.

What mode of inheritance is shown?

a)

Autosomal Dominant

b)

Autosomal Recessive

12.

This pedigree tracks the presence of attached earlobes. Having attached earlobes is an autosomal recessive trait. What is the genotype of individual I-1?

a)

XeY

b)

XEY

c)

EE

d)

Ee

13.

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?

a)

III-2 --> Dd

b)

II-2 --> DD

c)

I-1 --> dd

d)

II-3 --> dd

14.

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?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

15.

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?

a)

XPY

Normal

b)

PP

Normal

c)

Pp

Polydactyly

d)

pp

Normal

e)

pp

Polydactyly

16.

If individual II-4 married someone homozygous dominant for polydactyly, what is the probability that their first child will be heterozygous for the trait?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%