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ADVANCED Genetics Crosses
1. Cross a dwarf crepe myrtle (c) with a normal crepe myrtle (C) if both crepe
myrtles are homozygous.

Genotypic ratio _____: _____: ______

Phenotypic ratio _____: _______

2. Cross a white bunny (recessive) with a white and brown spotted bunny (Bb)
[Trait is CODOMINANT]
3. List the colors of these genotypes:
BB = ________________________________
Bb = _________________________________
bb = _________________________________
Phenotypic Ratio :

___________:____________:_____________

4. Describe the results of mating a black kitty with a white kitty if incomplete
dominance is present.

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5. A heterozygous tall pea plant is mated with a homozygous recessive pea

plant:
Punnet Square:

5. A PTC taster married a young lady who was a non-taster. The taster had one
parent who could taste PTC and one parent who could not. Draw this cross:

 Is tasting dominant or recessive?

6. Mary had blood type O and Mary and Michael (type AB) had 8 babies. What
percent chance do they have at having a baby with Type O blood?
________________%

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9. If Margaret’s father was type O and Margaret was type A … What is Margaret’s
genotype? _____________ Margaret married Ralph who the genotype IBi.
Draw the cross between Margaret and Ralph.

10. A couple marries and has a child with type O blood. Neither of the two had
type O blood! How did their kid get this type blood? Draw the cross.

11. Describe how the environment can affect gene expression.

12. Describe the effects of Sickle Cell Anemia

13. Draw the shape of the Red Blood Cells (erythrocytes)

14. How is a sickle cell anemia inherited?

15. What happens to the ability of the blood to carry O2? (increased, decreased
or the same)

16. What is a positive side effect of sickle cell anemia?

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17. Muscular dystrophy is a sex-linked recessive allele.

Would you expect more girls or more boys to have this disease? ___________
Why?

20. Draw a cross between a girl carrier XmX and a normal boy XY. How many
will have the disease M.D.? (Muscular dystrophy) ________
How many female? ___________ how many male? : __________

BONUS ! NAME THE “SYNDROME”

Which set of genes occurs at a frequency
of 50% and makes those receiving the
genes more susceptible to heart
disease.. stroke, high blood pressure,
aggressive behavior and body hair over a
large portion of their body?

________________________ 

18. Describe the effects of the disease PKU.

How is this disorder treated?

19. What is albinism?

20. Draw the sex-linked cross between a female carrier for the hemophilia gene
and a male who is normal.
% chance of having a hemophiliac
female = __________

% chance of having a hemophiliac

male = ___________

21. Draw the sex-linked cross between a normal female and a colorblind man.
% chance of having a colorblind
boy = __________

% chance of having a
colorblind girl = _________
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