Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regio XI
MARYKNOLL HIGH SCHOOL OF ASUNCION
Asuncion, Davao del Norte

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Activity 1.2

NON- MENDELIAN PATTERN OF HEREDITY

Problem 1: (5 points)

In 4-o’clock plants, pink is an intermediate phenotype found in heterozygous

individuals.

Cross a red plant with a white plant. Show the genotypes of the parent plants.

Problem 2: (5 points)

Color blindness is also a sex-linked trait, since the genes that code the protein which
detects colored light is found on the X chromosome. Why is color-blindness more
common among males than females?

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regio XI
MARYKNOLL HIGH SCHOOL OF ASUNCION
Asuncion, Davao del Norte
Problem 3: (10 points)

Cross a man that has type A blood with a woman that is hybrid for type B blood.
Create a Punnett square to find the following to show the results of this cross.

ABO Blood Groups

Phenotype (Blood Genotype Transfusions TO Transfusions
Type) FROM
A IAIA or IAi A, AB A, O
B IBIB or IBi B, AB B, O
AB IAIB AB A, B, AB, O
O ii A, B, AB, O O

a. List the possible phenotypes of the offspring:

b. What is the phenotypic ratio for the offspring?

c. Based on your work, how many of their children (out of 4) will able to
donate blood to their father?

Prepared by:
Mary-Rose P. Casuyon, LPT

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