WorksheetsCh6 Quiz2 - Sex-Limited/Influenced Traits & Pedigrees
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
__________ are traits (which may be autosomal or sex-linked) affects body parts or functions present in only one gender.
Sex-Linked Traits
Sex-Limited Traits
Sex-Interrupted Traits
Sex-Influenced Traits
__________ are traits where the allele is dominant in one sex but recessive in the other sex.
Sex-Linked Traits
Sex-Limited Traits
Sex-Interrupted Traits
Sex-Influenced Traits
What causes the difference in expression between male and females in sex-influence traits?
Hormonal difference
Dietary differences
Height differences
None of the above.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a sex-limited trait?
Beard Growth
Preeclampsia
Pattern Baldness
Milk Production
Which of the following is an example of a sex-influenced trait?
Beard Growth
Preeclampsia
Pattern Baldness
Milk Production
_________ is the term given to the phenomenon that "equalizes" the sexes. One of the X chromosomes in each cell of a female embryo is turned off so that only one X chromosome is being expressed (just like in male cells).
Hemophilia A
Prader-Willi Syndrome
X-Inactivation
Angleman Syndrome
________ is when a disease may be more severe or different depending upon which parent transmitted the gene.
Genetic Heterogeneity
Heteroplasmy
Genomic Imprinting
Maternal Imprinting
Which version of a Chromosome 15 deletion results in the offspring exhibiting the following traits: obese, small hands and feet, eats uncontrollably and does not mature sexually. (This deletion comes from the father.)
Hemophilia A
Prader-Willi Syndrome
X-Inactivation
Angelman Syndrome
Which version of a Chromosome 15 deletion results in the offspring exhibiting the following traits: mental impairment, extended tongue, large jaw and poor muscle coordination and convulsions that make the arms flap. (This deletion comes from the mother.)
Hemophilia A
Prader-Willi Syndrome
X-Inactivation
Angelman Syndrome
Carefully examine this pedigree. Determine the mode of inheritance for this trait.
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
Sex-Linked Dominant
Sex-Linked Recessive
Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #8.
HH
Hh
hh
XHY
XhY
Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #21.
HH
Hh
hh
XHY
XhY
Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #2.
HH
Hh
XHXH
XHXh
XhXh
Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #11.
HH
Hh
XHXH
XHXh
XhXh
Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #18.
HH
Hh
XHXH
XHXh
XhXh
