Beyond Mendel

Sickle cell anemia is a disorder carried on the X chromosome.  What type of inheritance pattern does it follow?

• codominance
• sex-linked inheritance
• multiple allele inheritance
• incomplete dominance

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

ABO blood types are an example of what type of inheritance?

• multiple alleles
• incomplete dominance
• polygenic inheritance
• genetic mutations

AB blood type is an example of what type of inheritance?

• complete dominance
• incomplete dominance
• codominance
• polygenic inheritance

The range of human skin colors is caused by a variety of genes, each of which has at least 2 alleles.  This is an example of:

• incomplete dominance
• codominance
• multiple alleles
• polygenic inheritance

If a red biobug and a white biobug mate, their babies have red and white spots.  This is most likely due to what pattern of inheritance?

• incomplete dominance
• codominance
• polygenic inheritance
• compete dominance

What gender of offspring are most often affected by sex-linked inheritance?  What gender are usually carriers of the trait?

• males, males
• females, males
• males, females
• females, females

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

 Colorblindness is a trait that is seen more often in males and is passed to them by their mothers, who may not be colorblind.  Colorblindness is...

• a codominant trait
• a sex-linked trait
• carried on the Y chromosome
• associated with a dominant allele

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?

• 10%
• 25%
• 50%
• it varies

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In which inheritance pattern are heterozygous individuals a blend of the dominant and recessive phenotypes?

• sex-linked inheritance
• complete dominance
• codominance
• incomplete dominance

What do the circles represent in a pedigree chart?

• males
• females
• individuals with a disease
• children of either gender