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 black fur and is dominant over t, which gives white fur. Click the cell for an offspring that has black fur and is homozygous.

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 tall, wrinkled 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 short, round seeds?

AaBb × aaBb
P =
5.Hard
♂ AaBb♀ AaBbaBAbabABABAbabaB

Two AaBb parents are crossed. Gene A gives purple flowers (dominant) or white flowers; gene B gives yellow seeds (dominant) or green seeds. Click the one cell for an offspring that is homozygous for purple flowers and for yellow seeds.

AaBb × AaBb
  1. 1AB × aB
  2. 2AB × Ab
  3. 3AB × ab
  4. 4AB × AB
  5. 5Ab × aB
  6. 6Ab × Ab
  7. 7Ab × ab
  8. 8Ab × AB
  9. 9ab × aB
  10. 10ab × Ab
  11. 11ab × ab
  12. 12ab × AB
  13. 13aB × aB
  14. 14aB × Ab
  15. 15aB × ab
  16. 16aB × AB
6.Hard
♂ AaBb♀ AaBbabAbaBABabAbaBAB

Two AaBb parents are crossed. Gene A gives purple flowers (dominant) or white flowers; gene B gives black fur (dominant) or white fur. Click the one cell for an offspring that is shows both white flowers and white fur.

AaBb × AaBb
  1. 1ab × ab
  2. 2ab × Ab
  3. 3ab × aB
  4. 4ab × AB
  5. 5Ab × ab
  6. 6Ab × Ab
  7. 7Ab × aB
  8. 8Ab × AB
  9. 9aB × ab
  10. 10aB × Ab
  11. 11aB × aB
  12. 12aB × AB
  13. 13AB × ab
  14. 14AB × Ab
  15. 15AB × aB
  16. 16AB × AB

Answer key

  1. 1. P = 0.5
  2. 2. T × T
  3. 3. P = 0.25
  4. 4. P = 0.375
  5. 5. AB × AB
  6. 6. ab × ab

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