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Sex-linked traits

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following genotypes shows a CARRIER for a trait?

a)

XBXb

b)

XbXb

c)

XBXB

d)

XbY

2.

Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked disorder.

Which genotype represents a male with normal vision?

a)

XN YN

b)

Xn Yn

c)

XN Y

d)

Xn Y

3.
Which of the following genotypes belongs in the red box in the Punnett square?
a)
XBXb
b)
XbXb
c)
XbY
d)
XBY
4.

What would the genotype be of a colorblind male?

a)

XNY

b)

XNYn

c)

XnY

d)

XnYn

5.

The woman who is colorblind marries a man with normal vision. What is the probability that their sons will be colorblind?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

6.

Which best explains why males cannot be carriers of X-linked traits?

a)

Males only have one X chromosome

b)

Males have two copies of the X chromosome

c)

Males can be heterozygous for a particular trait

d)

Males do not have an X chromosome

7.

A woman who is a carrier for the sex-linked trait hemophilia has children with a man with hemophilia. What percentage of offspring would be expected to have hemophilia?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

8.

In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait. Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is the sex and eye color of flies with the following genotype: X R X r ?

a)

male with white eyes

b)

female with red eyes

c)

male with red eyes

d)

female with white eyes

9.

In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait. Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is the sex and eye color of flies with the following genotype: X R Y ?

a)

male with white eyes

b)

female with white eyes

c)

male with red eyes

d)

female with red eyes

10.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
a)
XHXh
b)
XhXh
c)
XHXH
d)
XhY
11.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
a)
XHXh
b)
XhXh
c)
XHY
d)
XhY
12.

Look at this cross: XB XB x Xb Y

What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind (b)?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

13.

N = Normal

n = colorblind

A normal vision female whose father was colorblind marries a man with colorblindness.

What proportion/percent of the children are colorblind (b)?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

0%

14.

H= normal blood clotting

h=hemophilia


XHXh x XHY


What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

1/4

15.

Sex-linked traits are inherited on the sex chromosomes. An example of a sex-linked trait is colorblindness, a recessive trait inherited on the X chromosome. Which genotype shows a female with colorblindness?

a)

XBXB

b)

XBXb

c)

XbXb

d)

XBY

e)

XbY

16.

Sex-linked traits are inherited on the sex chromosomes. An example of a sex-linked trait is colorblindness, a recessive trait inherited on the X chromosome. Which genotypes show individuals with normal vision?

a)

XBXB

b)

XBXb

c)

XbXb

d)

XBY

e)

XbY