Homework for Unit 6 Inheritance of genes

1.What is the sequence among DNA, a gene, and a chromosome from large to small?
A.DNA > chromosome > gene
B.Chromosome > DNA > gene
C.Gene > DNA > chromosome
D.These three things have no relationship

2.Which of the following correctly describes the products of meiosis

A.All products are diploids
B.All products have the same genes
C.All products have a smaller size than the parental cell
D.All products have half the number of chromosomes as the parental cell

3.In the pedigree chart, individuals affected by a genetic disease are shown as shaded symbols. Squares
represent males and circles females.

What is the mode of inheritance of the genetic disease?

A. AD B. AR C. XR D. XD

4.A female fruit fly with gray body mates with a male fly with black body. All their F1 offsprings show gray
bodies. If one female fly from F1 generation crosses with one male fly from F1 generation, which of the
following correctly describes the phenotype of their F2 generation
A.All F2 flies have gray bodies
B.All F2 flies have black bodies
C.1/4 F2 flies have gray bodies
D.1/4 F2 flies have black bodies
5.What are all the possible phenotypes of children born to a mother with blood group AB and a father with
O blood type?
A. AB only B. A and B C. AB, A and B D. AB, A and O

6.A variety of Pelargonium has yellow leaves. When plants of this variety are crossed, the resulting seeds
produce green, yellow and white seedlings in the ratio 1 : 2 : 1. If plants with yellow leaves are crossed
with plants with green leaves, what would the expected ratio of phenotypes in the offspring be?

7.Which pedigree chart is consistent with an autosomal recessive inheritance mode?

8.The pedigree chart shows a family affected by a genetic disease.

What is the genotype of the affected boy’s father?

A. Aa only B. Either AA or Aa C. XAY only D. XaY only
9.In chicks, rose comb is dominant to single comb. A hen with rose comb whose mother has single comb
mates with a cock with single comb. What is the predicted ratio of phenotypes in the offspring?
A. 100 % rose comb
B. 50 % rose comb and 50 % single comb
C. 75 % rose comb and 25 % single comb
D. 100 % single comb

10.If the sperm of a male fruit fly contains 4 chromosomes, what is the number of chromosome in a brain
cell of this fruit fly?
A. 16 B. 8 C. 4 D. 2

11.What is the same in all parts of homologous chromosomes?

A. Base pair sequence
B. Alleles
C. Sequence of genes
D. Deletions

12.An allele for lactase persistence allows humans to digest milk as adults. People who lack this allele are
lactose intolerant in adulthood.

What is the pattern of inheritance?

A. Lactase persistence is sex-linked recessive.
B. Lactase persistence is autosomal recessive.
C. Lactase persistence is sex-linked dominant.
D. Lactase persistence is autosomal dominant.

13.A certain species of plant has 4 unlinked genetic loci: W, X, Y, Z. Each locus has one dominant allele and
one recessive allele. If a plant has a genotype WwxxYyZz, what is the probability that the plant produce
a gamete with a haploid genotype wxyz?
A.1/4 B. 1/8 C. 1/16 D. 1/32
14.The micrographs show four different phases from meiosis II. What is the correct order?
A. 3-4-2-1 B. 2-3-4-1 C. 4-3-2-1 D. 4-2-3-1

15.The diagram shows a pedigree of cystic fibrosis, in which the black colour indicates the presence of
cystic fibrosis.

What is the probability that the individual labelled X is a carrier of cystic fibrosis?
A. 1.00 B. 0.50 C. 0.25 D. 0.00

16.In a person who is heterozygous for sickle-cell anemia, where is the mutation found?
A. In every gamete produced
B. Only in gametes carrying an X chromosome
C. In all somatic cells
D. Only in red blood cells

17.What is the chromosome number in a human gamete with non-disjunction?

A. 46 B. 45 C. 24 D. 23

18.A colour blind man and a woman carrier for colour blindness have a son. What is the probability that
their son will be colour blind?
A. 25 % B. 50 % C. 75 % D. 100 %
19.Wheat has two genes R and T, which are located on different chromosomes. Gene R has two alleles: R
and r. R is dominant to r. Gene T also has two alleles: T and t. T is dominant to t. If a plant of wheat with
 the genotype RrTt fertilizes itself, what should be the ratio of the wheat with both dominant phenotypes
in the next generation?
A.1/4 B. 3/4 C. 1/16 D. 9/16

20.Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) have 8 chromosomes in each somatic cell. Which of the following
shows a possible number of chromosomes in a male fruit fly’s sperm
A.3 autosomes + 1 X chromosome
B.4 autosomes + 1 Y chromosome
C.6 autosomes + 2 X chromosomes
D.6 autosomes + 1 X chromosome + 1 Y chromosome

21.Chlamys nobilis is a kind of bivalve animal with two different shell colors: Orange and gray. In order to
study the inheritance mode of its shell color, scientists performed some cross between Chlamys nobilis
with different phenotypes, whose results are shown in the following table:

Cross Parents F1 phenotype and number

Ⅰ Orange×Gray All are orange
Ⅱ Orange×Orange 148 Orange，52 Gray
Ⅲ F1 of cross 1×Gray 101 Orange, 99 Gray

a. The shell color of Chlamys nobilis is controlled by ____ (number) pair of alleles
b. _______ color is the dominant phenotype, because _____________________________
c. In the F1 offspring of cross II, the ratio of homozygous orange Chlamys nobilis should be ________

22.Explain why nearly all organisms that perform sexual reproduction have even number of chromosomes
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