Ms. White Genetic Quiz

Which of the following is true about the genotype of the mouse shown below if white fur is recessive?

• A. The mouse must be FF.

• The mouse could be FF or Ff

• The mouse could be ff or Ff

• The mouse must be ff

Which of the following is true about the genotype of the mouse shown below if white fur is recessive?

• A. The mouse must be FF.

• The mouse could be FF or Ff

• The mouse could be ff or Ff

• The mouse must be ff

Two black-fur mice are bred, and have the litter shown below. What is the most likely explanation for the presence of the white-fur offspring?

• One of the parents is heterozygous.

• Both Parents are heterozygous

• A mutation occured

• The parents' fur color has no influence on the offspring fur color

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Two mice with white fur are bred. White fur is recessive. What will be true of the offspring?

• All of the offspring will be white.

• Three quarters of the offspring will be white.

• One-half of the offspring will be white

• There is not enough information given to solve the problem

A pair of mice are bred several times, generating the following data table. What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

• FF and ff

• FF and Ff

• Ff and Ff

• Ff and ff

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is a possible litter for two heterozygous black mice?

• Three black offspring and two white offspring

• Five black offspring

• Four white offspring and one black offspring

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

When you breed two purebred black mice what color will the offspring be?

• black

• white

• black and white

When you breed two purebred white mice, what color will their offspring be?

• black

• white

• black and white

When you breed two hybrid mice, what color could their offspring be?

• white

• black

• black and white

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Ff represents

• genotype

• Phenotype