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WorksheetsIGCSE Inheritance combined
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 37mins
A man of genotype IAIo and woman of genotype IBIo have a child.
What is the chance that the child will have the same blood group as one of its parents?
0
1 in 4
1 in 2
3 in 4
What term is used to describe a version of a gene?
allele
genotype
phenotype
heterozygous
What term is used to describe an organism that carries two identical alleles for a gene?
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
What term is used to describe an organism that carries two different alleles for a gene?
dominant
recessive
homozygous
heterozygous
What term is used to describe the observable features of an organism due to its genotype?
inheritance
phenotype
dominant
allele
Which of the following statements are true of codominance?
I. Both alleles are expressed in a person who is heterozygous
II. More than two phenotypes are usually possible
III. The ABO blood group system is an example of it
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Gary and Fiona are both healthy but produce a child with a genetic disease caused by a recessive allele.
Which of the following must be true?
The child could be heterozygous
Gary is homozygous and Fiona is heterozygous
Gary and Fiona are both homozygous
Gary and Fiona are both heterozygous
A plant has two different alleles of a gene, G, resulting in it having a green seed.
Which row of the table describes the phenotype and genotype of the seeds of this plant?
A
B
C
D
A person has the genotype Aa.
What is the correct description of this genotype?
heterozygous, with two different alleles of the same gene
heterozygous, with two different genes of the same allele
homozygous, with two different alleles of the same gene
homozygous, with two different genes of the same allele
Albinism is humans us caused by a recessive allele. It causes the skin and hair to appear white.
Parents who do not have this condition produce a child with abinism.
What is the probability that their second child will be born with albinism?
25%
50%
75%
100%
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.
What conclusion can be made about this genetic disease?
The genetic disorder is dwarfism
It is caused by a dominant allele
It is caused by a recessive allele
It is caused by codominant alleles
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.
What conclusion can be made about this genetic disease?
The genetic disorder is dwarfism
It is caused by a dominant allele
It is caused by a recessive allele
It is caused by codominant alleles
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.
It is caused by a recessive allele, h.
What conclusion can be made about the people in the chart?
Peri must have the genotype HH
Sarah Jane must have the genotype Hh
Steven must have at least one H allele
Martha and Ian must have the genotype Hh
Which of the following genotypes are possible for a person of blood group A?
I. IA IA
II. IA IB
III. IA IO
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Night-blindness is a genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele.
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of this disorder in a family.
Person X marries someone with normal sight.
What is the probability of them having a child with night blindness?
0%
50%
75%
100%
Coat colour in a certain mammal is determined by two codominant alleles of a gene.
Allele B produces a black coat and allele W produces a white coat.
What would you expect the phenotype to be of a mammal who is heterozygous for this gene?
Black only
White only
Black spots and white spots
Grey
Patrick is blood group AB.
Samantha is blood group A. However, her father was blood group O.
They have a child.
What is the probability that this child has the same blood group as Patrick or Samantha?
25%
50%
75%
100%
In a certain plant, the allele fo white fruit (W) is dominant over the allele for yellow fruit (w).
A white-fruited plant was crossed with a yellow-fruited plant.
About half of the offspring were white-fruited and the other half were yellow-fruited.
Which genotypes did the parent plants have?
ww and www
Ww and ww
WW and ww
WW and Ww
In a certain animal, B s the dominant allele for normal skin without spots) and b is the allele for spotted skin.
A pair of these animals is crossed and they produce 37 offspring: 18 with spots and 19 without spots.
What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?
BB x BB
Bb x Bb
Bb x bb
bb x bb
The colour of a mouse's fur is controlled by a single pair of alleles.
A mouse with black fur was crossed with a mouse with white fur. All of the offspring had black fur.
What would be the likely ratio in several generations of offspring, if two of these black offspring were crossed?
1 black fur : 3 white fur
2 black fur : 2 white fur
3 black fur : 1 white fur
4 black fur : 0 white fur
The pedigree chart shows the inheritance of a genetic disorder in a family.
It is caused by a recessive allele.
Which person in this pedigree chart has two possible genotypes?
Martha
Steven
Peri
Jack
The diagram shows the inheritance of coat colour in pigs through three generations.
What is the most likely explanation of how coat colour in pigs is inherited?
I. codominant alleles are involved
II. sandy pigs are heterozygous
III. the allele for a red coat is dominant
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
What is NOT a possible genotype for someone with type B blood?
IBIB
IAIB
IBi
What is the genotype of a person with type A blood, who had a father with type O blood?
IAIB
IAi
IAIA
ii
What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype IBi?
type A
type O
type B
type AB
What pattern of inheritance is shown in this image?
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Complete dominance
Sex-linked
A man with type AB blood is accused of being the father of a type O baby. The mother is type A. Could this man be the father? Assume no Bombay blood group
Yes
No
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Independent assortment
Recessive inheritance
A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (red and white). What is the phenotype ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?
1:1 Red and White
100% Roan
1 Red: 1 Roan: 1White
1 Red: 2 Roan: 1White
Flowers can be red or green. What heredity is displayed?
Complete dominance
Incomplete dominance
Codominance
Sex-linkage
Flowers can be purple, yellow or purple & yellow. What heredity is displayed?
Codominance
Complete dominance
Incomplete dominance
Epistatic gene is involved
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
H= normal blood clotting
h=hemophilia
XHXh x XHY
What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?
4/4
3/4
2/4
1/4
Look at this cross: XB XB x Xb Y
What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind?
100%
75%
25%
0%
Look at this cross: XBXb x XBY
What proportion of the male children are colorblind?
100%
75%
50%
25%
Breeding a known genotyope homozygous recessive individual with an individual with unknown genotype (but dominant phenotype) is known as a (a)
The process by which gametes are produced in animals
(a)
Genotype where an individual has 2 different alleles for a trait
(a)
An alternative term for a homozygous genotype
(a)
What are the possible genotypes of the original parents?
Mm & mm
MM & Mm
mm & mm
MM & MM
A section of DNA that codes for a particular protein is called a .............
gene
chromosome
cytoplasm
nucleus
Proteins consist of long chains of ..................
amino acids
fatty acids
glycerol
carbohydrates
How many bases are needed to code for one amino acid?
1
2
3
4
All DNA regions code for amino acids
true
false
A random change in the DNA sequence is called a.....
mutation
reduction
oxidation
deletion
An allele is an alternative version of a..........
gene
nucleus
chromosome
DNA
This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's nucleus
transcription
translation
This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's cytoplasm and involves subcellular structures called ribosomes
transcription
translation
Translation
This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's nucleus
This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's cytoplasm and involves subcellular structures called ribosomes
Transcription
This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's nucleus
This stage of protein synthesis takes place in the cell's cytoplasm and involves subcellular structures called ribosomes
In what stage is mRNA made?
Transcription
Translation
DNA Replication
Mitosis
Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?
Nucleus
Ribosome
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Why does transcription occur?
because DNA is too big and can't leave the nucleus
because ribosomes are in the nucleus
because DNA polymerase is found there
because helicase unzips the DNA
This molecule brings amino acids to the ribosome
transfer RNA (tRNA)
messenger RNA (mRNA)
polymerase RNA
What is A?
anticodon
tRNA
amino acid
ribosome
mRNA codon
What is B?
anticodon
tRNA
amino acid
ribosome
mRNA codon
What is C?
anticodon
tRNA
amino acid
ribosome
mRNA codon
What is D?
anticodon
tRNA
amino acid
ribosome
mRNA codon
Which letter represents a ribosome?
A
B
C
D
E
Which letter represents an amino acid?
A
B
C
D
E
Which letter represents an mRNA codon?
A
B
C
D
E
Which letter represents a tRNA?
A
B
C
D
E
