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All Inheritance Patterns Worksheet

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I) Cystic librosis is an autosoma l recessive di sorder. A mal e !hat is hea lthy meets a woman 1hat is a carrier of cystic fibros is.
They have lwo children, a boy and a gi rl. The boy is show ing the early signs of having cystic fibrosis. but the gi rl appears
to be hea lthy.
Complete the Punnett Square for 1he mothe r and fa rher below Complete 1he ped igree fo r this fa mil y below.

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a. What was the probab ility that the son wou ld inheril cystic fibrosis? :iJ'I,
b. If th ey have another child, what arc the odds that he/she will be healthy? \1J:J'/,

2) Huntington' s disease is an autosomal dominant disorder. Bob and Charlene are both healthy, eve n though Charlc ne·s

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mother suffered from Huntington's disease. Charlene's father was healthy. Bob and Charlene decide to try and have a
chi ld after di sc uss ing their situation with a genetic counselor. They finally gave birth 10 a baby girl.

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a. What is the probability that the ir child will inherit Huntington 's disease? _Q______
b. What was 1he probability of Charlene having Huntington 's discasc? _,_Q.,<-- -
3) Suppose that you are an explorer who has found a new species o'.p lant. Some of the plants have red flowers and some_
have yellow flowe rs. You dec ide to cross a red flowered plant wnh a ye llow flowered plant and fi nd that all the offspnn~
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have orange flowers.

a. What type of inheritance does this indica1c? ..r:1!11,.,)l:,.,1><JC~~:t::,:l-'J£i>,,,_
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b. Prove your answer with a Punnett Square.
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4) Carnation fl_owers follow the pattern of incomplete dominance. How could one create all three colors of carnations at a
time (red, pink, white)? Prove your answer with a Punnet! Square.
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a. What is the phenotype of each parent? I:'.1-. : \ (\ V'
What is the probability of gett ing:
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5) Colorb lindness is a sex-l inked recessive disorder. Jim and Connie recently gave birth to a son named Jerry. Jim is
colorblind as is Connie ' s mother. Connie's father has normal vision.
Complete the Punnett Square for Jim & Connie below Complete the pedigree for this family below.

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a. Does Jerry have colorblindness? "11:..'::>

6) Human blood type A and B follows codominance rules. Robert has codominant blood and Audrey has the same blood
type as her mother, who has heterozygous B blood. Robert and Audrey had two boys, Clint and Jordan.
Complete the Punnet! Square for Robert & Aud rey below Complete the pedigree for this family below.

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a. What is the probability that Clint has: Sr-.. ,;,

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What is the probability that BOTH Clint and Jordan will have type A blood? _ _.,;}'-),.,_,~I--'-~- -