Practice Exam 1 Answers

1. A. 3 solid: 1 variegated
B. white must be recessive because there are no red offspring among white x
white matings. Therefore, if red (solid) F1 were crossed to each other, there will
be a ratio of 9 red solid: 3 red variegated: 3 white solid: 1 white variegated in the
F2.

2. (ignore the possibility of recombination)

A. (1/2)23 for maternal chromosomes x (1/2)23 for paternal chromosomes = (1/2)46
B. ½
C. ½
D. ½

3. A. cases 2, 3 and 5 (man is not father)

B. case 1: must be IBi
case 4: cannot be certain (IAIA or IAi)

4. A. Series 1 is sex-linked recessive; series 2 is autosomal recessive

B. series 1: The F1 are brown-eyed males and red-eyed females, and the F2 are
½ brown-eyed and ½ red-eyed in each sex.
series 2: both the F1 and F2 are the same as in the first cross
C. F1 = all red-eyed and long-winged
F2 = 3/8 long red females, 1/8 short red females, 3/16 long red males 1/16 short
red males, 3/16 long brown males, 1/16 short brown males

5. A. ½ x ¾ x 1 x ¾ x ½ = 9/64
B. 0 (no c phenotype, only C)
C. 0 (as above)
D. 2 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 2 = 16 (assuming strictly dominant and recessive traits)
E. 2 x 3 x 1 x 3 x 2 = 36

6. A. autosomal recessive
B. ½
C. ½ x ½ x ¼ = 1/16
D. ½ x ½ x ¼ = 1/16
E. ½ x ½ = ¼ (prob. that both parents are carriers)
if both parents are carriers, prob. of two unaffected children = ¾ x ¾ = 9/16
1-9/16 = 7/16 = prob. of at least one child affected

so, altogether: ¼ x 7/16 = 7/64