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Pedigree Practice

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does B indicate?

a)

line that indicates someone likes each other

b)

line that indicates a marriage

c)

line that indicates a relationship of parents and children

d)

A male that does not have the trait.

2.

How many generations are represented in the pedigree?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

Which gender has an X and a Y chromosome?

a)

male

b)

female

4.

On a pedigree, this symbol represents a ---

a)

not affected female.

b)

not affected male.

c)

affected male.

d)

affected female.

5.

On a pedigree, this symbol represents a ----

a)

not affected male.

b)

not affected female.

c)

affected male.

d)

affected female.

6.

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

7.

What is the mode of inheritance shown here?

a)

Recessive because it "skips" a generation

b)

Dominant because it shows up in every generation

8.

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual II-3 be?

a)

HH

b)

Hh

c)

hh

9.
What is the genotype of the father?
a)
AA
b)
aa
c)
Aa
d)
AA or aa
10.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
11.

Assuming a trait is AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT, a person with the genotype "Aa" would be

a)

affected

b)

unaffected

12.

Assuming a trait is AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, a person with the genotype "Aa" would be

a)

affected

b)

unaffected

13.

Which type of trait (dominant or recessive) usually skips a generation?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

14.

Which pedigree is showing a RECESSIVE inheritance pattern?

a)
b)
15.
This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family. How many of the females have the hemophilia trait?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
2
d)
3
16.
How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
18.

What do the circles and squares represent on a pedigree chart?

a)

Squares have the trait, circles are carriers.

b)

Squares are females, circles are males.

c)

Circles are females, squares are males.

d)

Circles have the trait, squares are carriers.

19.

Objective #13

On a pedigree how do we know if they have the trait?

a)

Not shaded

b)

Shaded

20.

Assuming a trait is AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT, what genotypes could make a person AFFECTED?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

XAY

e)

XaY

21.

Assuming a trait is AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, what genotype would make a person AFFECTED?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

XAY

e)

XaY

22.

Assuming a trait is AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, what genotypes would make a person UNAFFECTED?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

XAY

e)

XaY

23.

Assuming a trait is X-LINKED RECESSIVE, what are the genotypes of an AFFECTED person?

a)

XAY

b)

XaY

c)

XAXA

d)

XAXa

e)

XaXa

24.

Assuming a trait is X-LINKED RECESSIVE, what are the genotypes of an UNAFFECTED person?

a)

XAY

b)

XaY

c)

XAXA

d)

XAXa

e)

XaXa

25.

The genotype XaY represents a ________

a)

dominant male

b)

recessive male

c)

dominant female

d)

recessive female

26.

The genotype XAXa represents a ________

a)

dominant male

b)

recessive male

c)

dominant female

d)

recessive female

27.

Assuming a trait is X-LINKED RECESSIVE, a person with the genotype "XAXa" would be ____

a)

affected

b)

unaffected

28.

In a pedigree, individuals that are carriers are represented as shapes that are

a)

Not shaded

b)

Fully shaded

c)

Half shaded

29.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
c)
The individual has both recessive alleles.
d)
The individual has both dominant alleles.
30.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
31.
Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?
a)
The male
b)
The female
c)
individual 1
d)
None of the above
32.
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female