NAME:

For questions 1 to 4 , use the information given below:

CLASS:

1. Which of the following crosses is likely to produce the ratio 3 brown eyed: 1 blue eyed?
A. BB x bb
B. Bb x bb

EXERCISE 3.2 PRINCIPLE AND

MECHANISM OF INHERITANCE

C. BB x Bb
D. Bb x Bb

2. Which of the following crosses is likely to produce the ratio 1 brown eyed: 1 blue eyed?
A. BB x bb
B. Bb x bb
C. BB x Bb
D. Bb x Bb

3. Which of the following crosses is likely to produce ALL brown eyed individuals?
A. BB x bb
B. Bb x bb
C. bb x bb
D Bb x Bb

4. Which of the following crosses is likely to produce all blue eyed individuals?
A. BB x bb

For questions no 5 to 8, refer to the information below:

A girl has curly hair and dimples on her face. Her mother has straight
hair and no dimples on her face. Her father has curly hair and has
dimples on his face. Her mother is homozygous for both traits. Assume
that the two traits are inherited independently of each other
5. Which of the traits are recessive?
A. Straight hair, no dimples
B. Straight hair, dimples
C. Curly hair, dimples
D. Curly hair, no dimples

6. If the curly hair traits is represented by the letter C and dimples by the letter
D, what is the mothers genotype for the two traits?
A. CC and DD
B. cc and Dd
C. cc and dd
D. Cc and Dd

7. If the curly hair is represented by the letter C and dimples by the letter D,
which of the following is the possible genotype of the girlss father?
A. cc and dd
B. CC and Dd
C. cc and DD
D. Cc and dd
8. What is the genotype of the girl?
A. cc and dd
B. CC and Dd
C. Cc and DD
D. Cc and Dd