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Ch6 Quiz2 - Sex-Limited/Influenced Traits & Pedigrees

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ are traits (which may be autosomal or sex-linked) affects body parts or functions present in only one gender.

a)

Sex-Linked Traits

b)

Sex-Limited Traits

c)

Sex-Interrupted Traits

d)

Sex-Influenced Traits

2.

__________ are traits where the allele is dominant in one sex but recessive in the other sex.

a)

Sex-Linked Traits

b)

Sex-Limited Traits

c)

Sex-Interrupted Traits

d)

Sex-Influenced Traits

3.

What causes the difference in expression between male and females in sex-influence traits?

a)

Hormonal difference

b)

Dietary differences

c)

Height differences

d)

None of the above.

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a sex-limited trait?

a)

Beard Growth

b)

Preeclampsia

c)

Pattern Baldness

d)

Milk Production

5.

Which of the following is an example of a sex-influenced trait?

a)

Beard Growth

b)

Preeclampsia

c)

Pattern Baldness

d)

Milk Production

6.

_________ 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).

a)

Hemophilia A

b)

Prader-Willi Syndrome

c)

X-Inactivation

d)

Angleman Syndrome

7.

________ is when a disease may be more severe or different depending upon which parent transmitted the gene.

a)

Genetic Heterogeneity

b)

Heteroplasmy

c)

Genomic Imprinting

d)

Maternal Imprinting

8.

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.)

a)

Hemophilia A

b)

Prader-Willi Syndrome

c)

X-Inactivation

d)

Angelman Syndrome

9.

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.)

a)

Hemophilia A

b)

Prader-Willi Syndrome

c)

X-Inactivation

d)

Angelman Syndrome

10.

Carefully examine this pedigree. Determine the mode of inheritance for this trait.

a)

Autosomal Dominant

b)

Autosomal Recessive

c)

Sex-Linked Dominant

d)

Sex-Linked Recessive

11.

Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #8.

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

XHY

e)

XhY

12.

Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #21.

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

d)

XHY

e)

XhY

13.

Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #2.

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

XHXH

d)

XHXh

e)

XhXh

14.

Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #11.

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

XHXH

d)

XHXh

e)

XhXh

15.

Carefully examine this pedigree. Using the letters H/h for the alleles, determine the genotype for individual #18.

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

XHXH

d)

XHXh

e)

XhXh