FA2 QP Meiosis & Inheritance HL & SL/ RCD Grade 11 2021

1. Which pedigree chart is consistent with the inheritance of red-green colour blindness?

2. The diagram shows the chromosomes derived from a single homologous pair following
meiosis in a diploid cell.

Which diagram represents the homologous pair from which these chromosomes were
derived?
3. The diagram shows a stage in cell division.

What is the stage shown?

A. Anaphase I of mitosis
B. Anaphase II of mitosis
C. Anaphase I of meiosis
D. Anaphase II of meiosis
4. The pedigree chart shows a family affected by cystic fibrosis.

A. AA only
B. Either AA or Aa
C. Aa only
D. aa only

Below is HL Question 5
5. William Bateson and Reginald Punnett used the sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) in genetics
studies in the early 20th century. Pure-breeding plants that produced purple flowers and long
pollengrains were crossed with pure-breeding plants that produced red flowers and round
pollen grains. The resulting offspring all produced purple flowers and long pollen grains.
Two of the F1 generation plants were crossed. The table shows the ratio of phenotypes in the
F2 generation.

What is an explanation for these experimental results?

A. Purple flowers and long pollen grains are dominant and the alleles have assorted
independently.

B. The genes for flower colour and pollen shape are linked and all plants producing
long pollen grains are recombinants.
C. The genes for flower colour and pollen shape are linked and all plants producing
red flowers are recombinants.

D. Plants producing purple flowers and round pollen grains arose through crossing over.

Below is SL Question 5

5. The children in a family have blood groups A, B and O. What are the genotypes of their
parents?

6. State the names of two autosomal recessive diseases. [1]

7. State the Law of Segregation. [2]

8. Explain how meiosis results in genetic variation in gametes. [3]

9. Mendel found the same pattern of inheritance in all the crosses that he performed.
Outline, with examples, any two different types of inheritance that produce non-Mendelian
ratios. [2 + 2 = 4]
10. Why are heterozygotes of Sickle cell disease most efficient in fighting Malaria.
Explain.[5]