Pedigree Chart Facts

In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?

• 2
• 3
• 5
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 6

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Examine the pedigree. The allele for the presence of a widow’s peak is dominant. Therefore, we can tell from the chart that in the couple labeled 2:

• the male is heterozygous and the female is homozygous.
• the male is homozygous and the female is heterozygous.
• the male is homozygous and the female is homozygous.
• the male is heterozygous and the female is heterozygous.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

• Not affected Female
• Not affected Male
• Affected Male
• Affected Female

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

• Not Affected Male
• Not Affected Female
• Affected Male
• Affected Female

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?

• Cousins
• Dad and Daughter
• Uncle and Niece
• Grandpa and Granddaughter

Give the genotype for person III-3

• GG
• Gg
• gg

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Give the genotype for person II-1

• GG
• Gg
• gg

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If this pedigree shows a recessive disorder, what MUST the genotype of individual II-3 be?

• HH
• Hh
• hh
• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do half colored symbols represent?

• The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
• The individual expresses the trait.
• The individual has both recessive alleles.
• The individual has both dominant alleles.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2