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 for an offspring that has yellow seeds and is homozygous.

Tt × Tt
  1. 1t × t
  2. 2t × T
  3. 3T × t
  4. 4T × T
3.Medium
♂♀YXh​XH​Xh​

haemophilia is X-linked recessive (allele h). A carrier mother, XHXh, has children with an affected father, XhY. The mother's gametes run down the side. Click the cell for an affected son.

♀ XHXh♂ XhY
  1. 1XH × Y
  2. 2XH × Xh
  3. 3Xh × Y
  4. 4Xh × Xh
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, wrinkled seeds?

AaBb × AaBb
P =
5.Hard
AA?AaAaaap (A)q (a)p (A)q (a)q² = 0.0001N = 1000

In a population of 1000 in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, 1 in 10000 show a recessive trait. How many individuals N are expected to be homozygous dominant?

N = 1000q² = 0.0001
N =
6.Hard
AA?AaAaaap (A)q (a)p (A)q (a)q² = 0.0001N = 2000

In a population of 2000 in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, 1 in 10000 show a recessive trait. How many individuals N are expected to be homozygous dominant?

N = 2000q² = 0.0001
N =

Answer key

  1. 1. P = 0.5
  2. 2. T × T
  3. 3. Xh × Y
  4. 4. P = 0.0625
  5. 5. N = 980.1
  6. 6. N = 1960

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