Disease Inheritance Checkin

Cystic fibrosis is an example of an inherited disease caused by

• A recessive allele

• A dominant allele

• an X-linked recessive allele

• an X-linked dominant allele

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Huntington's disease is an example of an inherited disease caused by

• A recessive allele

• A dominant allele

• an X-linked recessive allele

• an X-linked dominant allele

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Sickle cell anaemia is an example of an inherited disease caused by

• A recessive allele

• A dominant allele

• X-linked recessive

• X-linked dominant

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If two people who are carriers for Cystic fibrosis (recessive allele) reproduce, what % of their children are likely to have the disease?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

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If somebody who is a carrier for cystic fibrosis (recessive allele) reproduces with somebody who does not have the recessive allele, what % of their offspring are likely to have the disease?

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

• 0%

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If somebody who is heterozygous dominant for Huntington's disease had children with somebody who does not develop Huntington's disease, what % of their offspring might develop the disease?

• 0%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

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The gene for colour blindness is found on the

• X Chromosome

• Chromosome 10

• Y Chromosome

• Chromosome 10

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A male child whose mother has colour blindness (recessive) will

• be colour blind

• not be colour blind

• impossible to tell

• Have X-ray vision

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A brown cow and a white cow mate. They have a calf that is roan (some hairs are brown and some hairs are white). This is an example of

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Dominance

• Recessive

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A red flower and a white flower are crossed to produce a pink flower. This is an example of

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Dominance

• Recessive