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What do you already know about Genetic

Inheritance?
Use the following information to answer questions 1-3
People with the albinism do not create pigment that gives their skin, hair, and eyes color. This
is caused by a recessive allele.
1.

Fill in the punnett square below for two parents that are heterozygous for the
albinism allele (Hh)

2.

What is the probability that these parents will have an albino child?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3.

25%
50%
75%
100%
I dont know

An albino childs genotype is ________ and phenotype is ___________.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Albino, hh
Albino, Hh
Hh, Albino
hh, Albino
I dont know

4.

You are investigating the gene that codes for fur color in dogs. For your first
experiment, you use one dark brown dog and one white dog.
If the litter of puppies from this experiment were all white dogs with dark brown
spots, what type of genetic inheritance is shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Dominant or Recessive
Incomplete Dominance
Co-Dominance
Sex-Linked
I dont know

Use the following information to answer questions 5-6

A farmer wants to breed cows that produce more milk. She finds out that there is a gene that
codes for either more or less milk production that shows incomplete dominance. Let M be the
allele for More Milk, and m be Less Milk.
5.

If the farmer wants all cows that produce more milk, which genotypes would she
cross to get the most milk possible?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

6.

MM x mm
MM x MM
Mm x Mm
Mm x mm
I dont know

If the farmer continues to do this until she only has cows that produce more milk,
how would this affect the genetic variation among her cows? (Use complete
sentences in your answer)

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7.

The gene for colorblindness is located on the X-chromosome. If two parents have a
son who is colorblind, did the son get the colorblind gene from his mom or dad?
(Use complete sentences in your answer)

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