Heredity Practice

Directions: Write the letter that matches the definition on the line next to the word.

Word Definition

a. Alleles that are both dominant are

1. _________________ Trait
______________________.

2. _________________ Alleles b. The stronger gene is called?

3. _________________ Dominant c. A physical characteristic

d. Alleles that are both dominant and recessive are

4. _________________ Recessive
_______________________.

5. _________________
e. The weaker gene is called
Heterozygous

6. _________________
f. Different flavors of genes are called?
Homozygous

Punnett square

1- The female dog has black fur. The male dog has black fur. Figure out the phenotypes and
genotypes of their possible puppies by using a Punnett Square. % of possible Genotypes:
2- FF: ________
3- Ff: ________
4- ff: _________
5- % of possible Phenotypes:
6- Black fur: __________ Grey fur: ___________

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 2- Use the following information to answer the questions

In dogs, the gene for fur color has two alleles. The dominant allele (F) codes for grey fur and the
recessive allele (f) codes for black fur.

a. The female dog is heterozygous. The male dog is homozygous recessive. Figure out the
ratio of possible phenotypes and genotypes of their puppies by using a Punnett Square.

% of possible Genotypes:

FF: ________

Ff: ________

ff: _________

% of possible Phenotypes:

Black fur: __________

Grey fur: ___________ _______ ___

3- Hornless (H) in cattle is dominant over horned (h). A homozygous hornless bull is mated with a
homozygous horned cow. What will be the genotype and phenotype of the offspring? Genotype
Phenotype

4- In humans, being a tongue roller (R) is dominant over non-roller (r). A man who is a non-roller
marries a woman who is heterozygous for tongue rolling.

Incomplete dominance

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15- In snapdragons, flower color is controlled by incomplete dominance. The two alleles are
red (R) and white (W). The heterozygous genotype is expressed as pink (RW).

a. What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype RR? ___________

b. What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype WW? ___________

c. What is the phenotype of a plant with the genotype RW? ___________

Codominance
16. In some chickens, the gene for feather color is controlled by codominance. The allele for
black is B and the allele for white is W. The heterozygous phenotype is known as erminette
(BW).

a. What is the genotype for black chickens? _______________________________

b. What is the genotype for white chickens? _______________________________

c. What is the genotype for erminette chickens? ____________________________

17. If two erminette chickens were crossed, what is the probability that:

a. They would have a black chick? ________%

b. They would have a white chick? ________%

18. Complete the punnett square showing all the possible blood types for the offspring produced
by a type “O” mother and an a Type “AB” father.
What are percentages of each offspring?

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19. Mrs. Essy is type “A” and Mr. Essy is type “O.” They have three children named
Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Mark is type “O,” Matthew is type “A,” and Luke is type “AB.”
Based on this information:
a. Mr. Essy must have the genotype ______
b. Mrs. Essy must have the genotype ______ because ___________ has blood type ______
c. Luke cannot be the child of these parents because neither parent has the allele _____.