Genetics worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
Aa ♀aa ♂Aaaa????

In pea plants, purple flowers (A) are dominant over white (a). A plant with genotype Aa is crossed with a plant with genotype aa. What is the probability P that an offspring is heterozygous (Aa)?

Aa × aa
P =
2.Easy
♂ Tt♀ TttTTt

Two Tt parents are crossed. T gives yellow seeds and is dominant over t, which gives green seeds. Click the cell of the Punnett square for an offspring with green seeds.

Tt × Tt
  1. 1T × t
  2. 2T × T
  3. 3t × t
  4. 4t × T
3.Medium
AaBb ♀AaBb ♂ABAbaBabABAbaBab????????????????

Tall (A) is dominant over short (a), and round seeds (B) over wrinkled (b). The genes are on different chromosomes. For the cross AaBb × AaBb, what is the probability P that an offspring is short, round seeds?

AaBb × AaBb
P =
4.Medium
AaBb ♀AaBb ♂ABAbaBabABAbaBab????????????????

Tall (A) is dominant over short (a), and round seeds (B) over wrinkled (b). The genes are on different chromosomes. For the cross AaBb × AaBb, what is the probability P that an offspring is tall, wrinkled seeds?

AaBb × AaBb
P =
5.Hard
AA?AaAaaap (A)q (a)p (A)q (a)q² = 0.09N = 2000

In a population of 2000 in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, 9% show a recessive trait. How many individuals N are expected to be homozygous dominant?

N = 2000q² = 0.09
N =
6.Hard
AAAa?Aa?aap (A)q (a)p (A)q (a)q² = 0.01f = ?

A recessive condition affects 1% of a population in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. What fraction f of the population are carriers (heterozygous)?

q² = 0.01
f =

Answer key

  1. 1. P = 0.5
  2. 2. t × t
  3. 3. P = 0.1875
  4. 4. P = 0.1875
  5. 5. N = 980
  6. 6. f = 0.18

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