Genetics Challenge As a group, quietly discuss each question and agree upon one correct answer. The group with the most correct answers will win.

1 of 20) Traits blend together during which type of dominance?

2 of 20) Examine this pedigree for a sex- linked recessive disorder. Using the letter “H”, fill in every person mentioned.

3 of 20) Which type of dominance is blood type?

4 of 20) Below is a pedigree that follows autosomal recessive rules. What are the combined chances that Ann and Michael have 3 more unhealthy children?

5 of 20) Which genotype(s) will result in type B blood?

6 of 20) While on a nature walk, you encounter a beautiful Orange flower. You also see beautiful Blue flowers. Out of curiousity, you decide to mate the Blue and Orange flowered plants and are stunned to create Green flowered offspring. Which type of inheritance is this? X=

7 of 20) Mendel’s peas grew tall or short. Cross two heterozygous plants. (you should know which trait is dominant) A)What is the probability of growing homozygous plants? B)What is the genotype of short plants?

8 of 20) From the previous problem, what is the probability of growing 3 tall plants?

9 of 20) How are Tom and Carla related?

10 of 20) Peter marries Lois. Peter’s mother was a hemophiliac, but Lois has no history of hemophilia in her family. Together, they had Chris, Meg, and Stewie. Construct a pedigree showing the 5 people named and label their genotypes. Hint: Hemophilia is recessive sex- linked.

11 of 20) Red and white cattle coat shows codominance and create a roan cow when they reproduce. Cross a roan cow and a red bull. What is the probability of having a heterozygous offspring?

12 of 20) Assuming autosomal recessive, what is Sam’s genotype?

13 of 20) Match the diseases with the type of inheritance. Diseases: A) PKU B) Hemophilia C) Huntington’s disease D) Colorblindness E) Cystic fibrosis F) Familial hypercholestmia (FH) Inheritance Patterns: Autosomal recessive Autosomal dominant Sex-Linked

14 of 20) List the genotypes of every person in this autosomal recessive pedigree. Use the letter H or h.

15 of 20) Two part question: A. How many blood type alleles exist? B. Name them.

16 of 20) Pretend that purple flowers and fuchsia flowers blend to make yellow flowers. Cross a yellow flower parent with a purple flowered parent. What’s the odds of producing a yellow flowered offspring? ?

17 of 20) Assuming autosomal recessiveness, what is Alan’s genotype?

18 of 20) How many different phenotypes are possible when a heterozygous type A and type AB couple reproduce?

19 of 20) From the previous problem, what is the probability of having type O blood?

20 of 20) Grab Bag: What species of animal was the legendary Paul Bunyan’s pet?

Exchange Your Answers

1 of 20) Traits blend together during which type of dominance?

2 of 20) Examine this pedigree for a sex-linked disorder. Using the letter “H”, fill in every person mentioned. X h Y X h Y X H Y X H Y X H Y X H Y X H X h X H X ?

3 of 20) Which type of dominance is blood type?

4 of 20) Below is a pedigree that follows autosomal recessive rules. What are the chances that Ann and Michael have 3 unhealthy children? XX

5 of 20) Which genotype(s) will result in type B blood?

6 of 20) While on a nature walk, you encounter a beautiful Orange flower. You also see beautiful Blue flowers. Out of curiosity, you decide to mate the Blue and Orange flowered plants and are stunned to create Green flowered offspring. Which type of inheritance is this? X=

7 of 20) Mendel’s peas grew tall or short. Cross two heterozygous plants. (you should know which trait is dominant) A)What is the probability of growing homozygous plants? B)What is the genotype of short plants?

8 of 20) From the previous problem, what is the probability of growing 3 tall plants?

9 of 20) How are Tom and Carla related?

10 of 20) Peter marries Lois. Peter’s mother was a hemophiliac, but Lois has with no history of hemophilia in her family. Together, they had a Chris, Meg, and Stewie. Construct a pedigree showing the 5 people named and label their genotypes. Hint: Hemophilia is recessive sex-linked. X h Y X H Y XHXHXHXH XHXhXHXh

11 of 20) Red and white cattle coat shows codominance and create a roan cow when they reproduce. Cross a roan cow and a red bull. What is the probability of having a heterozygous offspring?

12 of 20) Assuming autosomal recessive, what is Sam’s genotype?

13 of 20) Match the diseases with the type of inheritance. Diseases: A) PKU B) Hemophilia C) Huntington’s disease D) Colorblindness E) Cystic fibrosis F) Familial hypercholestmia (FH) Inheritance Patterns: Autosomal recessive A) PKU E) Cystic fibrosis Autosomal dominant C) Huntington’s disease F) FH Sex-Linked B) Hemophilia D) Colorblindness

13 of 20) Match the diseases with the type of inheritance. Autosomal recessive PKU Cystic fibrosis Autosomal dominant Huntington’s disease FH Sex-Linked Hemophilia Colorblindness

14 of 20) List the genotypes of every person in this autosomal recessive pedigree. Use the letter H or h.

15 of 20) Two part question: A. How many blood type alleles exist? B. Name them.

16 of 20) Pretend that purple (PP) flowers and fuchsia (FF) flowers blend to make yellow flowers (PF). Cross a yellow flower (PF) parent with a purple flowered (PP) parent. What’s the odds of producing a yellow flowered offspring? P P P F PP PFPF PFPF

17 of 20) What is Alan’s genotype?

18 of 20) How many different phenotypes are possible when a heterozygous type A and type AB couple reproduce?

19 of 20) From the previous problem, what is the probability of having type O blood?

20 of 20) Grab Bag: What species of animal was the legendary Paul Bunyan’s pet?