1. e. c. d. a. Use the following list for questions 1-4
a. multiple alleles
b. incomplete dominance
c. polygenes
d. epistatic gene
e. pleiotropic gene
Individuals with Marfan syndrome tend to be
tall, nearsighted, and have a weak aorta.
2. Produces a bell curve of phenotypes.
3. When a recessive pair of alleles at one locus
prevents the expression of a dominant allele at
another locus.
4. The ABO blood group system is an example. e. c. d. a.

2. A boy is color blind (sex-linked recessive)
and has a continuous hairline (autosomal
recessive). Which could be the genotype
of his mother?
bbww
XbYWw
bbXwXw
XBXbWw
XBXBww
Answer: d

3. What is a genetic cross called between an
individual of unknown genotype and a
homozygous recessive individual?
a self-cross
a testcross
a hybrid cross
an F cross
a dihybrid cross
Answer: b

4. A couple has three children, all of whom
have brown eyes and blond hair. Both
parents are homozygous for brown eyes
(BB), but one is blond (rr) and the other
is a redhead (Rr). What is the probability
that their next child will be a brown-eyed
redhead?
1/16 d. 1/2
1/8 e. 1
1/4
Answer: d.

5. Given the parents AABBCc x aabbCc,
assume simple dominance and
independent assortment. What proportion
of the progeny will be expected to
phenotypically resemble the first parent?
1/4 d. 3/8
1/8 e. 1
3/4
Answer: c

6. Feather color in budgies is determined by
two different genes that affect the pigmenta-
tion of the outer feather and its core. Y_B_
is green, yyB_ is blue, Y_bb is yellow, and
yybb is white. A green budgie is crossed
with a blue budgie. Which of the following
results is NOT possible?
all green offspring
all blue offspring
all white offspring
all yellow offspring
All of the above are possible
Answer: e

7. The inheritance of color in budgies is an
example of what genetic phenomenon?
pleiotropy
penetrance
polygenic inheritance
dominance
epistasis
Answer: e

8. Answer: a In cattle, roan coat color (mixed red and white)
occurs in the heterozygous (Rr) offspring of
red (RR) and white (rr). When two roan cattle are
crossed, the phenotypes of the progeny are
found to be in the ratio 1 red: 2 roan: 1 white.
Which of the following crosses would produce the
highest percentage of roan cattle?
red x white
roan x roan
white x roan
red x roan
all of the above would give the same percentage
of roan cattle.
Answer: a

9. A man who has an x-linked allele will pass
it on to
all of his daughters
half of his daughters
all of his sons
half of his sons
all of his children
Answer: a

10. The following is a map of 4 genes on a
chromosome:
A 5 W E 12 G
Between which two genes would you
expect the highest frequency of
recombination?
A and W d. A and E
W and E e. A and G
E and G
Answer: e.

11. The phenotypic ratio from a genetic cross
is 1:1:1:1. The genotypes of the parents
are
TTGG x TtGg
TtGG x Ttgg
TtGg x ttgg
Ttgg and ttgg
ttgg x ttgg
Answer: c

12. An organism has the genotype DDGg.
How many unique kinds of gametes can
this organism produce?
none
one
two
four
eight
Answer: c

13. Two organisms, each with the genotype
TtGg mate. The chance of producing an
offspring that has the dominant phenotype
for height and the recessive phenotype
for color is
9/16
7/16
6/16
3/16
1/16
Answer: d

14. Select the wheat plant genotype with the
darkest-colored seeds (the dominant
allele of each gene pair contributes an
equal amount of red pigment to the seed).
AaBbCc
AaBBcc
AaBbCC
AabbCc
AAbbCc
Answer: c

15. A culture of white-eyed fruit flies was maintained
for many generations. Females from the stock
white-eyed culture were crossed with red-eyed
(wild type) males. The F1 females were crossed
with the white eyed males from the original
culture. The resulting phenotypes are listed.
P1 cross: white eyed female x red eyed male
F1 generation : 100% females red eyed
100% males white eyed
F1 cross: red eyed females x white eyed males
F2 generation: 50% females red eyed,
50% females white eyed
50 % males red eyed,
50 % males white eyed

16. The best explanation for the red eyed
F1 females is
mutation
culture contamination
dominance
multiple loci
sex-influenced traits
Answer: c

17. There are white eyed females in the
F2 generation because
white is a dominant allele.
the white allele is autosomal.
a mutation has occurred.
these F2 females have two white alleles.
the white allele is located on the Y
chromosome.
Answer: d

18. Which of the following best describes the
mode of inheritance of eye color in the
white culture.
autosomal
dominant
located on the Y chromosome
sex-linked
lethal
Answer: d

19. Which represents the genotype of a carrier
Female?
XAXA
XAXa
XaXa
XAY
XaY
Answer: b

21. The shaded individuals are affected with
a disorder; the unshaded individuals are
not affected. The disorder is most probably
x-linked dominant
autosomal recessive
autosomal dominant
epistatic
x-linked recessive
Answer: c

22. Which of the following are possible
genotypes for persons 7 and 8?
Aa x Aa
AA x Aa
Aa x aa
aa x aa
AA x AA
Answer: c

23. A type O woman has a type O child. The
father could have the blood type
A only.
B only.
A or B
A, B, or AB
O only.
Answer: c

24. Which genotype could not be produced
if both parents have type A blood?
type A
type O
type AB
type B
both c and d are correct
all of the above are correct
Answer: e

25. If the husband is a carrier of Tay Sachs
disease (recessive), but the wife is
homozygous normal, what are the
chances of having a baby with Tay Sachs? 0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Answer: a

26. Select the syndrome that is trisomy.
Turner syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
PKU
Down syndrome
b and d
a, b, and d
Answer: f

27. 3:1
9:3:3:1
1:1
1:1:1:1
Match the cross with its ratio.
TtYy xTtYy
Tt xTt
Tt x tt
TtYy x ttyy b. a. c. d.

28. A person has a genetic disorder. Which
is inconsistent with autosomal recessive
inheritance?
Both parents have the disorder.
Both parents do not have the disorder.
All the children (males and females)
have the disorder.
d. All of these are inconsistent
e. All of these are consistent.
Answer: e

29. Cystic fibrosis
Huntington’s disease
Hemophilia
Tay-Sachs disease
autosomal dominant
most often seen among Jewish people
X-linked recessive
thick mucus in lungs and pancreatic
ducts b. d. c. a.

30. A male has a genetic disorder. Which of
the following is inconsistent with X-linked
recessive inheritance?
Both parents do not have the disorder.
Only males in a pedigree chart have
the disorder.
c. Only females in previous generations
have the disorder.
d. Both a and c are inconsistent.
Answer: c.