Font size
WorksheetsSex-linked traits
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
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
What would the genotype be of a colorblind male?
XNY
XNYn
XnY
XnYn
The woman who is colorblind marries a man with normal vision. What is the probability that their sons will be colorblind?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Which best explains why males cannot be carriers of X-linked traits?
Males only have one X chromosome
Males have two copies of the X chromosome
Males can be heterozygous for a particular trait
Males do not have an X chromosome
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?
0%
25%
50%
75%
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 ?
male with white eyes
female with red eyes
male with red eyes
female with white eyes
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 ?
male with white eyes
female with white eyes
male with red eyes
female with red eyes
Which genotype represents a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
Look at this cross: XB XB x Xb Y
What proportion/percent of the male children are colorblind (b)?
100%
75%
25%
0%
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)?
100%
75%
50%
0%
H= normal blood clotting
h=hemophilia
XHXh x XHY
What is the probability that any of their offspring will have hemophilia?
4/4
3/4
2/4
1/4
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?
XBXB
XBXb
XbXb
XBY
XbY
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?
XBXB
XBXb
XbXb
XBY
XbY
