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Test I. Direction. Read and understand the statements. Write the letter of the
best answer among the choices.
1. Hemophilia is a blood disorder carried by the X chromosomes. What type of
inheritance is hemophilia?
a. multiple alleles b. codominance
c. sex-linked traits d. incomplete dominance
2. In sex-linked traits, who are often affected by the disorder and who are carrier?
a. female, male b. male, male c. female, female d. male, female
For numbers 8-10, refer to the Punnett Square below showing the cross between a
heterozygous blood type A and blood type B.
Test II. Answer the following problem using the Punnett Square.
1. Suppose you marry a person with blood type O. Your blood type is AB. What
are the possible blood types of your offspring? What are the genotypes,
phenotypes, genotypic ratio and phenotypic ratio of the offspring?
6. In sex-linked traits, who are often affected by the disorder and who are carrier?
a. female, male b. male, male c. female, female d. male, female
For numbers 8-10, refer to the Punnett Square below showing the cross between a
heterozygous blood type A and blood type B.
8. What is the probability that the offspring will have a blood Type AB?
a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 100%
9. What is the chance of producing a blood type O child?
a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 100%
10. What are the phenotypes of the offspring?
I. Type A II. Type B III. Type AB IV. Type O
Test II. Answer the following problem using the Punnett Square.
2. Suppose you marry a person with blood type O. Your blood type is AB. What
are the possible blood types of your offspring? What are the genotypes,
phenotypes, genotypic ratio and phenotypic ratio of the offspring?