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 has purple flowers?

Aa × Aa
P =
2.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 =
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 round seeds (dominant) or wrinkled seeds; gene B gives black fur (dominant) or white fur. Click the one cell for an offspring that is shows wrinkled seeds and is homozygous for black 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
6.Hard
♂ AaBb♀ AaBbABAbaBabaBAbabAB

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

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 = 0.75
  2. 2. P = 0.5
  3. 3. P = 0.1875
  4. 4. P = 0.25
  5. 5. aB × aB
  6. 6. Ab × Ab

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