GRADE 12

LIFE SCIENCES

GENETICS TOPIC TEST 2

MARKING GUIDELINES

MARKS: 30

These marking guidelines consist of 4 pages

 Life Sciences 2 Genetics Topic Test 2 MG/April 2024
Grade 12

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

1.1 1.1.1 A 
1.1.2 B (2 x 2) (4)

1.2 1.2.1 Monohybrid cross

1.2.2 Incompletedominance(2 x 1) (2)

1.3 1.3.1 A only 

1.3.2 None  (2 x 2) (4)

TOTAL SECTION A: 10
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SECTION B

QUESTION 2

2.1 2.1.1 (a) XdXd (2)

(b) XDY (2)

2.1.2 Two/2 (1)

2.1.3 P1 Phenotype Normal x Normal

female male
Genotype XDXd x XDY
Meiosis
Gametes XD , Xd x XD , Y
Fertilization

F1 Genotype XDXD XDXd XDY XdY

Phenotype 2 Normal females:1Normal male: 1 Male with
Daltonism*

P1 and F1
Meiosis and fertilization
(* Compulsory + any 5) (6)
OR
P1 Phenotype Normal x Normal
female male
Genotype XDXd x XDY
Meiosis
Fertilization Gametes H h
h Hh hh
h Hh hh
1 mark for correct gametes
1 mark for correct genotypes
F1 Phenotype 2 Normal females:1Normal male: 1 Male with
Daltonism*

P1 and F1 
Meiosis and fertilization
(* Compulsory + any 5) (6)
(11)
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2.2 2.2.1 Blood group A (1)

2.2.2 40  x 5 000 000

100 1
= 2 000 000/ 2 million (3)

2.2.3 - The alleles IA and IB

- are equally dominant (2)

2.2.4 (a) i (1)

(b) Blood group O (1)

(c) IAIB (1)

(9)

TOTAL SECTION B: 20
GRAND TOTAL: 30