Genetics Homozygous Quiz Questions

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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 you feel like you can tackle it with ease? Give it a shot and see how much you understood.

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1.

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?
- A.
  
  2/3
- B.
  
  1/3
- C.
  
  8/27
- D.
  
  19/27
2.

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?
- A.
  
  1/4
- B.
  
  1/2
- C.
  
  1/8
- D.
  
  3/4
3.

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.
- A.
  
  3/4
- B.
  
  9/32
- C.
  
  9/64
- D.
  
  1/32
4.

Billy has the following genotype I^A I^B; +/- Penny has the following genotype I^A I^A; +/-What is the chance that they have a child who is type A negative?
- A.
  
  None
- B.
  
  1/4
- C.
  
  1/8
- D.
  
  1/16
5.

Billy has the following genotype I^A I^B; +/- Penny has the following genotype I^A I^A; +/- Which one of the following blood types could be found among the offspring
- A.
  
  Type O positive
- B.
  
  Type AB negative
- C.
  
  Type B positive
- D.
  
  All of the above could be found
6.

This disease is lethal and strikes early in childhood.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

The pedigree below is
- A.
  
  Autosomal Recessive
- B.
  
  Autosomal Dominant
- C.
  
  Sex linked Recessive
- D.
  
  Sex linked Dominant
8.

The pedigree below is
- A.
  
  Autosomal Recessive
- B.
  
  Autosomal Dominant
- C.
  
  Sex linked recessive
- D.
  
  Sex linked dominant
9.

The genotype off the individual indicated by the arrow is
- A.
  
  XA/Y (A should be superscript)
- B.
  
  X/A/Xa (A and a should be superscript)
- C.
  
  XA/XA (A should be superscript)
- D.
  
  A/a