Genetics Homozygous Quiz Questions

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1. This disease is lethal and strikes early in childhood.

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Since parents pass it on to their offspring, it is unlikely to have a child hood onset.

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Genetics Homozygous Quiz Questions - Quiz

There are two types of Allele that a person can have and they are either dominant or recessive. Over the past week in genetics class. The quiz below is made up on a series of questions that are designed to test your understanding when it comes to genetics homozygous. Do... see moreyou feel like you can tackle it with ease? Give it a shot and see how much you understood.
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2. Billy has the following genotype IA IB ; +/-  Penny has the following genotype IA IA; +/- Which one of the following blood types could be found among the offspring

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Neither parent has an i allele, so the offspring can not be type 0. All offspring get at least one A allele, so the offspring can not be type B.

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3. Red hair is recessive to dark hair. Jenny has red hair and has 2  children with Tony who does not have red hair, but his mother does. What is the chance that both of their kids have red hair?

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R= Dark hair r=red hair. Jenny is r/r Tony must be R/r since his mother has red hair but he does not. If they have 2 kids, the chance they both have red hair is 1/2 X 1/2 =1/4

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4. The A and B blood types differ by a carbohydrate at the end of a chain of carbohydrates.  In type O blood neither type of carbohydrate  is added to the chain. There is a condition called The Bombay phenotype in which the carbohydrate which normally has the A or B carbohydrates attached is missing. This is a recessive condition on another chromosome. Individuals who have this condition cannot have blood type A, B or AB even if their ABO alleles give that blood type.    We will use M to indicate the dominant allele and m to indicate the recessive allele.  Someone who is type O; +/- ; M/m has children with someone who is type AB; +/-; M/m. What is the chance that they have a type  B positive child?   Note that the M gene has no effect on the +/- gene.

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There is a 3/4 chance of not having the Bombay phenotype. There is a 1/2 chance of being B and there is a 3/4 chance of being positive. 3/ X 1/2 X 3?4 =9/32

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5. The pedigree below is

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It skips generations so it can not be dominant. It only affects males, making it likely to be sex linked.

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6. The genotype off the individual indicated by the arrow is

Explanation

Since it is sex linked, the X designation is used. Since the indicated female gives rise to both affected and unaffected males, she must be heterozygous. (Also see that her father has it and she does not. This also means she must be heterozygous

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7. In  cats, the Manx (M) allele results in cats without tails, while the recessive allele (m) allows for tail growth. Homozygous M/M cats dies before birth. If 2 Manx cats mate, and they have 3 offspring, what is the chance that at least one has a tail?

Explanation

The chance that none of the Manx cats has a tail is 2/3 X 2/3 X 2/3 =8/27
The chance that at least one has a tail is 27/27-8/27=19/27

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8. Billy has the following genotype IA IB ; +/-  Penny has the following genotype IA IA; +/-What is the chance that they have a child who is type  A negative?

Explanation

There is a 1/2 chance that the child is type A and a 1/4 chance that the child is -. 1/2 X 1/2 =1/4

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9. The pedigree below is 

Explanation

Every individual who has it has at least one parent who has it. Males pass it to both sons and daughters so it can not be sex linked dominant.

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This disease is lethal and strikes early in childhood.
Billy has the following genotype IA IB ; +/-  Penny has the...
Red hair is recessive to dark hair. Jenny has red hair and has 2 ...
The A and B blood types differ by a carbohydrate at the end of a chain...
The pedigree below is
The genotype off the individual indicated by the arrow is
In  cats, the Manx (M) allele results in cats without tails,...
Billy has the following genotype IA IB ; +/-  Penny has the...
The pedigree below is 
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