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Pedigrees and Punnett Squares

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
3.
What does an open circle represent?
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
4.
In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
5.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
6.
Give the genotype for person II-1, for this autosomal trait.
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
we cannot be 100% sure of the genotype
7.
If a trait SKIPS a generation, it is an indication that the trait is....
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
incompletely dominant
d)
co-dominant
8.
If this pedigree shows an autosomal recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual II-3 be?
a)
HH
b)
Hh
c)
hh
d)
None of the above
9.

Objective #13

This is a pedigree that follows blue eyes which is a recessive trait. What is the genotype of the father (square) in generation 1?

a)

Aa

b)

AA

c)

aa

d)

A?

10.

In this pedigree, the shading represents people in the family with dark hair while the unshaded represents blondes. Is dark hair controlled by a dominant or recessive allele?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

11.
In the Punnett square shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Tt
12.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the Punnett square, what is the probability for white fur
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
13.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
(Click the picture to see it without the text)
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
14.
What is the dominant trait?
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
15.
What genotype would go in box 3?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
16.

The blending of two traits is known as ---

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

17.

A condition in which both alleles for a gene are expressed so that both traits are visible is known as ---

a)

Codominance

b)

Incomplete dominance

18.

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

19.

If you cross a black chicken with a white chicken, only black and white checkered chickens would be produced. What kind of inheritance pattern does this follow?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

20.

This is an example of ---

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

21.

What does this Punnett square and the probabilities of the ofspring represent?

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

22.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
23.
AA and Aa always show up as
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
24.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
25.
Aa is
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
26.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Yy
b)
Y
c)
yy
d)
YY
27.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
T
28.
What gender has an X and a Y chromosome?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
transgender 
d)
all of the above
29.

What is the phenotype of a person with the genotype IBi?

a)

type A

b)

type O

c)

type B

d)

type AB

30.

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?

a)

Yes

b)

No