Exam 9: Patterns of Inheritance

A purebred plant that produces yellow seeds is crossed with a purebred plant that produces green seeds.The seeds of all of the offspring are yellow.Why?

An individual with (naturally)curly hair and an individual with (naturally)straight hair mate; all of their offspring have (naturally)wavy hair.If an individual with wavy hair mates with an individual with straight hair,what is the probability that their child will have curly hair?

A dihybrid cross produces 30 recombinant offspring out of a total of 1,000 offspring.What is the recombination frequency of the two gene pairs?

The ________ is most commonly found in nature.

An individual heterozygous for cystic fibrosis ________.

What data or test would you seek to determine whether or not a trait is sex linked?

An individual with the genotype AaBb produces four different gametes in equal proportions.This is a demonstration of ________.

What name is given to the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?

A mating between a purebred purple-flowered pea plant and a purebred white-flowered pea plant would produce a(n)________.