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ACTIVITY 2: NON-MENDELIAN PATTERNS OF INHERETANCE

I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the CAPITAL LETTER of
your choice on the space provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY
FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE CONSIDERD WRONG. (10 points)

______1. In a species of birds, blue feathers (B) are incompletely dominant to the gene for
white feathers (b). Individuals that are heterozygous (Bb) have blue-tipped feathers. A
bird with blue-tipped feathers is crossed with a white bird. What is the chance that the
offspring will have blue feathers?
A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 100%
______2. In humans, three alleles affect blood type. The A and B alleles are codominant, and
the O allele is recessive. An AB blood type father has children with an A blood type
mother (genotype AO). What are the chances that their children will have AB type blood?
A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 100%
______3. In humans, the gene for curly hair (H) is incompletely dominant to the gene for
straight hair (h). Individuals that are heterozygous (Hh) have wavy hair. Two wavy-haired
heterozygous parents have a child. What is the likeliness that the child will have wavy
hair?
A. 1/4 B. 1/2 C. 3/4 D. 4/4
______4. A rooster and a hen both have grey feathers. When mated, they produce 15 chicks, 6
are black and 8 are white. What is the explanation for the inheritance of these colors in
chickens?
A. The grey feather color is not heritable.
B. The inheritance of the grey feather color skips generation.
C. The black and white alleles are codominant, with heterozygotes being grey in color.
D. The black and white alleles are incompletely dominant, with heterozygotes being grey
in color.
______5. A man is heterozygous for blood group B. if his wife is heterozygous for blood group A,
what is the probability that their first child will have blood type AB
A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 100%
______6. This is a type of inheritance that results in a new heterozygous trait that is a blend of
both parents. For ex. red flower x white flower = pink flower offspring.
A. Law of Dominance B. Law of Recessiveness
B. Law of Co-dominance D. Law of Incomplete Dominance
______7. A roan cow shows co-dominance in fur color (red and white). What is the phenotype
ratio expected if a roan cow and a roan steer mate together?
A. 4 Roan C. 2 Red: 2 Roan: 0 White
B. 1 Red: 1 White D. 1 Red: 2 Roan: 1 White
______8. One parent has curly hair (QQ) and the other has straight hair (qq). These traits both
display incomplete dominance and their children will have wavy hair (Qq). This is an
example of two homozygous genotype producing a __________ genotype.
A. recessive B. codominant C. homozygous D. heterozygous
______9. A pure red cow has a genotype of RR and roan heifer has a genotype of RW. A roan
cow and red heifer are mated. What is the phenotype ratio of offspring?
A. 2 red: 1 roan C. 2 red: 2 roan
B. 1 red: 2 roan D. 1 red: 2 roan: 1 white
______10. A colorblind grows up and marries a woman with normal vision. She does not carry
the color-blind allele. What is the chance that their first child will be colorblind?
A. the chances are 0% C. the chances are 75%
B. the chances are 25% D. the chances are 50%

II PROBLEM SOLVING
In fruit flies, the gene for red eyes is dominant over the gene for white eyes. The trait is
sex-linked on the X chromosome. Cross a homozygous, red-eyed female with a white-eyed male.
What is the genotypic and phenotypic ratio of the offspring? (5 points)

SOLUTION:
Legend: XR = red eyes
Xr = white eyes

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Cross:
Gametes: _____; _____ X _____; _____

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Phenotypes: _________________
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