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Practice - Medelian genetics

The document contains genetics practice problems focusing on identifying genotypes as heterozygous or homozygous, determining possible phenotypes from given genotypes, and setting up Punnett squares for various genetic crosses. It includes exercises related to traits such as flower color, seed shape, and hair type in different organisms. The document is structured as a worksheet for students to practice their understanding of basic genetics concepts.

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Practice - Medelian genetics

The document contains genetics practice problems focusing on identifying genotypes as heterozygous or homozygous, determining possible phenotypes from given genotypes, and setting up Punnett squares for various genetic crosses. It includes exercises related to traits such as flower color, seed shape, and hair type in different organisms. The document is structured as a worksheet for students to practice their understanding of basic genetics concepts.

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‭Name‬‭:________________________________________________‬

‭Genetics Practice Problems‬


‭1. For each genotype below, indicate whether it is heterozygous‬‭(He)‬‭or homozygous‬‭(Ho)‬

‭ A _____‬
A ‭ e _____‬
E I‭ i _____‬ ‭ m _____‬
M
‭Bb _____‬ ‭ff _____‬ ‭Jj _____‬ ‭nn _____‬
‭Cc _____‬ ‭GG _____‬ ‭kk ____‬ ‭OO _____‬
‭Dd _____‬ ‭HH _____‬ ‭Ll ____‬ ‭Pp _____‬

‭2. For each of the‬‭genotypes‬‭below determine what‬‭phenotypes‬‭would be possible.‬

‭Purple flowers are dominant to white‬ ‭Brown eyes‬‭are dominant to blue‬


‭ P _____________‬
P ‭ B ___________‬
B
‭Pp _____________‬ ‭Bb ____________‬
‭pp ______________‬ ‭bb _____________‬

‭Round seeds are dominant to wrinkled‬ ‭Bobtails are recessive (to long tails)‬
‭ R ______________‬
R ‭ T ____________‬
T
‭Rr ______________‬ ‭Tt ____________‬
‭rr _______________‬ ‭tt _____________‬

‭3. For each‬‭phenotype‬‭below, list the‬‭genotypes‬‭(remember‬‭to use the letter of the dominant trait)‬

‭Straight hair is dominant to curly‬ ‭Tail spikes‬‭are dominant to plain tails‬


‭_____ straight‬ ‭____ spikes‬
‭_____ straight‬ ‭____ spikes‬
‭_____ curly‬ ‭____ plain‬

‭4. Set up the Punnett squares for each of the crosses listed below. Purple flowers are dominant to white.‬

‭Rr x rr‬
‭ hat percentage will‬
W ‭ hat percentage‬
W
‭be purple?‬ ‭will be white?‬

‭Rr x Rr‬
‭ hat percentage will‬
W ‭ hat percentage‬
W
‭be purple?‬ ‭will be white?‬

‭RR x Rr‬
‭ hat percentage will‬
W ‭ hat percentage‬
W
‭be purple?‬ ‭will be white?‬

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‭Practice with Crosses. Show all work!‬ ‭What percentage of the offspring will also be‬
‭homozygous? ________‬
‭5. A TT (tall) plant is crossed with a tt (short plant).‬
‭ hat is the genotype of all of the‬
W
‭offspring? _____‬

‭9. In pea plants purple flowers are dominant to white‬


‭ hat percentage of the offspring will be tall?‬
W ‭flowers.‬
‭___________‬
‭Two white flowered plants are crossed…‬
‭6. Show the cross of a Tt plant and a Tt plant.‬

‭What percentage of their offspring will have white‬


‭flowers? ________‬
‭What percentage of the offspring will be‬
‭short?______‬ ‭10. A white flowered plant is crossed with a plant‬
‭What percentage is tall? _______‬ ‭that is heterozygous for the trait.‬

‭7. A heterozygous round seeded plant (Rr) is crossed‬


‭with a homozygous round seeded plant (RR).‬

‭What percentage of the offspring will have purple‬


‭flowers? _______‬

‭What percentage of the offspring will be homozygous‬ ‭What percentage of the offspring will have White‬
‭(RR)? _______‬ ‭flowers? _______‬

‭8. A homozygous round seeded plant is crossed with‬ ‭11. Two plants, both heterozygous for the gene that‬
‭controls flower colors, are crossed.‬
‭a homozygous wrinkled seeded plant. What are‬
‭the genotypes of the parents?‬
‭__________ x __________‬

‭What percentage of their offspring will have purple‬


‭flowers? _________‬

‭What percentage will have white flowers?‬


‭_________‬

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1‭ 2. In guinea pigs, the‬‭allele for‬
‭short hair is dominant‬‭.‬

‭What genotype would a‬


‭heterozygous short haired guinea pig have? ____‬
‭What genotype would a pure breeding short haired‬
‭guinea pig have? ____‬
‭What genotype would a long-haired guinea pig‬
‭have? ____‬
‭Show the cross for two heterozygous guinea pigs.‬

‭What percentage of the offspring will have short‬


‭hair? ________‬
‭What percentage of the offspring will have long‬
‭hair? _______‬

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