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WorksheetsSex-Linked Traits Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
What are the possible offspring genotypes of a cross between a male with hemophilia and a carrier female.
XXhh, XhXh, XHY, XhY
XHXH, XhXh, XHY, XhY
XHXh, XhXh, XHY, XhY
XHXh, XHXh, XhY, XhY
Explain how the inheritance of color blindness is different between males and females.
Color blindness is inherited from both parents in females, while males inherit it from their mothers only.
Color blindness is inherited from both parents in males, while females inherit it from their fathers only.
Males inherit color blindness from their fathers, while females inherit it from their mothers.
Males inherit color blindness from their mothers, while females inherit it from both parents.
What are some examples of sex-linked traits in humans? Provide at least two examples.
Color blindness and hemophilia
Blonde hair and blue eyes
Attached earlobes and widow's peak
Left-handedness and freckles
Describe the inheritance pattern of hemophilia in a family with a carrier mother and unaffected father.
There is a chance that male offspring will have hemophilia
There is a chance that female offspring will have hemophilia
None of the offspring will have hemophilia
Which of the following genotypes shows a CARRIER for a trait?
XBXb
XbXb
XBXB
XbY
Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?
XN YN
Xn Yn
XN Y
Xn Y
Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because......
fathers pass the allele for colorblindness to their sons only
the allele for colorblindness is located on the Y chromosome
the allele for colorblindness is recessive and located on the X chromosome
males who are colorblind have two copies of the allele for colorblindness
Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. A colorblind woman marries a male with normal color vision. What is the percent chance of them having a color blind son?
0%
25%
50%
75%
