Genetics worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
♂ Rr♀ RrrRrR

Two Rr parents are crossed. R gives round seeds and is dominant over r, which gives wrinkled seeds. Click the cell of the Punnett square for an offspring with wrinkled seeds.

Rr × Rr
  1. 1r × r
  2. 2r × R
  3. 3R × r
  4. 4R × R
2.Easy
♂ Bb♀ BbbBbB

Two Bb parents are crossed. B gives black fur and is dominant over b, which gives white fur. Click the cell of the Punnett square for an offspring with white fur.

Bb × Bb
  1. 1b × b
  2. 2b × B
  3. 3B × b
  4. 4B × B
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, wrinkled seeds?

AaBb × Aabb
P =
4.Medium
♂♀XD​YXD​Xd​

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is X-linked recessive (allele d). A carrier mother, XDXd, has children with an unaffected father, XDY. The mother's gametes run down the side. Click the cell for an affected son.

♀ XDXd♂ XDY
  1. 1XD × XD
  2. 2XD × Y
  3. 3Xd × XD
  4. 4Xd × Y
5.Hard
AA?AaAaaap (A)q (a)p (A)q (a)q² = 0.04N = 1000

In a population of 1000 in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, 4% show a recessive trait. How many individuals N are expected to be homozygous dominant?

N = 1000q² = 0.04
N =
6.Hard
AAAa?Aa?aap (A)q (a)p (A)q (a)q² = 0.09f = ?

A recessive condition affects 9% of a population in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. What fraction f of the population are carriers (heterozygous)?

q² = 0.09
f =

Answer key

  1. 1. r × r
  2. 2. b × b
  3. 3. P = 0.125
  4. 4. Xd × Y
  5. 5. N = 640
  6. 6. f = 0.42

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