GENETICS
 

SPRING 2006
 

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          1.   Which of the following would be a correct statement concerning chromosome
                numbers in the human sperm?

                   a) haploid, 46 chromosomes 0 pair
                   b) haploid, 23 chromosomes 23 pair
                   c) diploid, 23 chromosomes 0 pair
                   d) haploid, 23 chromosomes 0 pair
                   e) haploid, 23 chromosomes 0 pair

           2.  Which of the following would be a correct statement concerning chromosome
                 numbers in the human female somatic cell?

                   a) 46 autosomes 2 sex chromosomes
                   b) 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome
                   c)  23 pair autosomes and 2 X chromosomes
                   d) 22 pair autosomes and X and Y chromosome
                   e) 22 pair autosomes and 2 X chromosomes

            3.  One of the alternative forms of the same functional gene responsible for one of two or
                 more  contrasting traits.  (Example Aa, bb, etc)
 
                       a)  loci                                               c)  alleles
                       b)  homologs                                     d)  chromosomes
 
            4.  Which  of  the  following  genotypes   represent  heterozygous dominant ?
 
                       a)  AA                                              d)  AB
                       b)  aa                                                e)  aB
                       c)  Aa
 
 
 
 

            5.  If  a  pea has purple fowers  and it is  known  that purple  is dominant over white,
                 then  using "P" as a  symbol for the dominant allele, indicate ALL possible genotypes
                 for the "purple" phenotype.
 
                       a)  PP, Pp                                       d) Pp, pp
                       b) PP only                                      e) pp only
                       c) PP, pp
 
           6.  What are all the possible genotype of the egg or  sperm  cell (gamete) from  a
                   diploid organism  with   the genotype AaBb?
 
                       a)  Ab, ab, Ab, aB                                       d)  Ab, Bb
                       b)  AaBb                                                      e)  Aa, Bb, bb, aa
                       c)  Ab, AB, aB, ab
 
         7.   Incomplete dominance (partial),  RR = red; Rr = pink; rr = white.  What would
               be the genotypes  of the parents when it was observed that the  F1 has 23 Red, 54
               pink and  24 white for these parents?
 
                       a)  Rr and Rr                  d)  rr and rr
                       b)  RR and rr                  e)  Rr and rr
                       c)  Rr and RR

       Questions  8 & 9:   A plant bearing large leaves  is crossed with a true- breeding homozygous
       recessive small leaf plant.  All of the  plants   in the  F1  generation produced small leaves. 
         One of the F1 plants was  allowed to self pollinate (cross fertilize)  to produce F2.
 
           8.  What proportion of "F2" will have large leaves ?
 
                       a)  100%                                    d)  25%
                       b)   75%                                     e)  none
                       c)   50%

           9.  What proportion of "F2" will have the homozygous dominant  genotype ?
 
                       a)  100%                       d)  25%
                       b)   75%                       e)  none
                       c)   50%
 
 
 
 
 

 
      10.  In pea plants (YY,Yy) represents yellow seeds and  (yy) represents green seeds.  A                         pea  plant  with yellow seeds is crossed  with one of green seeds. The resulting off?                         spring have about equal numbers of yellow  and  green  seeded  plants. Give   the                         genotypes of the parents.
 
                       a) Yy x Yy                                          d) yy x yy
                       b) Yy x yy                                           e) YY x yy
                       c) YY x Yy
 
          11.   Assume that in summer squash Yellow (YY,Yy) and disk shape (DD, Dd) are                                 dominant  over green (yy) and sphere (dd). Give the genotypes of parents when one                        parent is yellow disk  shaped and  the other is yellow and sphere. These parents                               when crossed  produced the  following offspring:

       3 yellow and disk, 1 green and sphere,1 green and disk  and 3 yellow and sphere ratio
 
                      a) YyDD x YyDd                                         d) yyDd  x YyDd
                      b) YYDD x YYDD                                      e) YyDd  x YyDd
                      c) YyDd x Yydd
 
          12.  It is known that a child's blood type is inherited   from the parents.  Consider the                              case of the child  who has O?type blood when the mother has A?type and  the father                        has B?type blood.  What would be the genotypes of the parents?

                       a)  IA io  x  IA IB                          d)  IA io  x IB io
                       b)  IA IA  x  io io                           e)  IA iB  x IBiB
             c)  IA IA  x  iA io

             13.  What  genotypic blood type must parents  have  in order  to  produce  offspring of                           blood type  A,  blood type AB, and type B blood only?
 
                       a)  IA io  x  IA IB                          d)  IA io  x IB io
                       b)  IA IA  x  io io                           e)  IA iB  x IBiB
             c)  IA IA  x  iA io
 

            14.  A man not having hemophilia marries a woman who also  does not have                                          hemophilia but is known to carry the  gene for hemophilia. What are the chances                          that their girls  will have hemophilia?
                                                 a)  100 %                           d)  10 %
                                                 b)  50 %                             e)    0 %
                                                 c)  75 %

 
 
        15.  Assume that in Drosophilia, gray body (GG, Gg)  is dominant  over ebony (gg). What                 is the genotype of the Drosopholia  parents if a gray body male is crossed with a gray                    body female producing the following offspring:
                                     78 gray body individuals
                                     23 ebony body individuals

                       a) GG  x  gg                                   d) Gg  x  GG
                       b) gg   x  gg                                   e) Gg  x   Gg
                       c) GG  x  GG
 
           16.  In humans the sex of the offspring is determined by ___.
                            a) the mother                             c) both the mother and father
                            b) the father                               d) neither the mother nor father
 
          17.  Based on conventional abbreviations for genes and alleles, identify the following:
                                             AbCdE

               a) genotype of a diploid cell showing 5 sets of genes
               b) genotype of a diploid cell showing one set of gene consisting of 5 alleles
               c) genotype of a gamete indicating one allele of 5 genes
               d) genotype of a gamete  indicating one gene consisting of 5 alleles
 
         18.   Based on conventional abbreviations for genes and alleles, Identify the following:                                                 AaBbCCDD

               a) genotype of a diploid cell showing 4 sets of genes
               b) genotype of a diploid cell showing one set of gene consisting of 4 alleles
               c) genotype of a gamete indicating one allele of 4 genes
               d) genotype of a haploid cell indicating one gene consisting of 4 alleles
 

         19- 21. Based on the following  cross:   P1   AaBb  x P2 aabb . complete dominance,
genes located on separate chromosomes
                     AA, Aa = red flower color and aa = white flower color
                     BB, Bb = smooth petal texture and bb = rough petal texture
 
              19. What would be the genotype ratio:
 
                    a) 1 AaBb:1 Aabb:1 aaBb:1 aabb              d) 3 AaBb:1 Aabb:3 aaBb:1 aabb
                    b) 9AaBb: 3 Aabb:3 aaBb:1 aabb              e) 3 AaBb:1 aabb
                    c) 1 AaBb:1 aabb
 
 
 
 

               20. What would be the phenotype ratio?
 
                    a) 9 red and smooth:3 red and rough:3 white and smooth:1 white and rough
                    b) 1 red and smooth:1 red and rough:1 white and smooth:1 white and rough
                    c) 3 red and smooth:1 red and rough:3 white and smooth:1 white and rough
                    d) 3 red and smooth:1white and rough
                    e) 1 red and smooth and :1 white and rough
 
               21.  If P1 above is the male how many different types of sperm can be formed by these                           two  sets of genes ?
 
                    a) 1                                  d) 4
                    b) 2                                  e) 8
                    c) 5
 
         22.  In fruit flies Red is dominant over white and can be  represented by RR or Rr.  RR                          represents the???.
                      a)  genotype                                   c)  loci
                      b)  phenotype                                 d)  allele

         23.  Carriers of the sex linked red green colored blind trait  include:
 
                     a)  men who are heterozygous for the trait
                     b)  men  who are homozygous recessive for  the  trait
                     c)  women who are heterozygous for the trait
                     d)  women who are homozygous recessive for the the trait
                     e)  all the above

        24.  Parents with the genotype Io Io  x   IA IB   produce offspring with which blood
                  types?
                      a) type A and B only                                 c) type A, B, O only
                      b) type A, B, AB only                               d) type A, B ,AB ,O
 
        25.  Assume fur color black (BB) is incomplete  over white  (bb)  in  guinea  pigs.                                 What  would  be  the  phenotypic ratio of the F1 if the parents are both                                            heterozygous gray?
 
                     a)  1 black to 1 brown to 1 gray
                     b)  2 black to 1 brown
                     c)  3 black to 1 gray
                     d)  1 black to 2 gray to 1 white
                     e)   1BB to 2 Bb to 1 bb
 

      26.   Which parents listed below could produce children with all four blood types (A, B, AB,
               O)?.
 
                     a)  IO IO  x   IA IB                                  c)  IB Io  x   IA IB
                     b)  IO IO  x   IA IO                                  d) IA Io  x   IB Io
 
      27.   If 50 out of 100 offspring expressed dominant traits and only one gene with two alleles
                 controlled this trait,  the parents were probably_____.
 
                     a)  both homozygous dominant                  d) one homozygous dominant and
                     b)  both homozygous recessive                       the other heterozygous
                     c)  both heterozygous dominant                 e) one homozygous recessive and the                                                                                                     other heterozygous
 
      28.  Use (TT or Tt) for tall and (tt) for dwarf.  Which parents would give you a 1:1                                   phenotype ratio?
 
                     a)  Tt and tt                                  c)  Tt and TT
                     b)  Tt and Tt                                d)  both tt
 
      29.  Red (RR or Rr) flower color is dominant over white (rr) flower color..  A red                                   flowered plant was crossed with another red flowered plant.  About 25 of the
                  offspring  were  white  flowered  plant  and  75  red flowered plants.  What are the                              probable genotypes of  the parents.
 
                     a)  RR and rr          c)  Rr and Rr
                     b)  Rr and rr          d)  Both RR
 
         30.  What are all the possible genotypes of the egg or  sperm cell from a diploid organism                      with the genotype    Aabb?
                     a)  Aa, ab                                              d) Ab, ab
                     b)  AB, AB, ab                                      e) Aa, bb
                     c)  AB, Ab, aB, ab
 
 
           31.  When one studies two traits at a time is  known as:
 
                    a)  multiple alleles                  d) dihybrid cross
                    b)  dihybrid  drift                     e) sex linked recessive
                    c)  monohybrid cross
 
 
 
 
 

32. In humans  the gene for red green colored blindness  is located on the sex
                 chromosomes. Normal vision (CC or Cc) is dominant to color blind (cc).
                 Give the possible  genotypes of both parents have the following offspring:
 
              2 colored blind boys
              3 normal vision females
              2 normal vision boys
  2 colored blind females

                       a)  XC Xc  x XCY                       d)  XC Xc  x XcY
                       b)  XCXC  x XCY                        e)  Xc Xc  x XCY
             c)   XcXc  x XcY
 
              33. Normal vision (C) is dominant over color blind (c).  This gene is located on  the
              sex chromosome. A normal vision man and woman produce three boys, one of
              which is color blind and the other two with normal vision.  What are the genotypes
              of the parents.
                       a)  XC Xc  x XCY
                       b)  XCXC  x XCY
             c)   XcXc  x XcY
 
 
              34. Consider the following parents:         XHXh  x XHY
 
                  What percent of the male's sperm contain the Xh   allele?
 
                    a) 0                                          c) 50
                    b) 25                                       d) 100
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  35 - 39 Question pertain to the following: A plant bearing red flowers was crossed to a plant
               bearing white flowers (P1 and P2).  All of their offspring produced pink  flowers (F1).
             When two of the pink  flower bearing plants (F1) were crossed, red, white and pink                         flower (F2) bearing plants  were produced.

         35. Which of the following describes the process occurring during these crosses?

            a) complete dominance
            b) incomplete dominance (blending)
            c) codominance
            d) sex linked traits
            e) multiple alleles

          36.  What is the phenotype ratio of the F2 generation?

                    a) 1 red:1 white                                  d) 1pink: 2 red 1 white
                    b) 3 red :1 pink                                   e)  all pink
                    c) 1red:2 pink:1 white

         37.  What is the genotype  of the F2 generation?
                    a) 1 Rr :1 rr                                   d) 1 RR:1 Rr:1 rr
                    b) 3 RR: 1 rr                                  e) all Rr
                    c) 1 RR:2 Rr :1 rr

       38. What are the genotypes of the original parents?

                    a) RR and Rr                                  d) RR and RR
                    b) RR and rr                                   e) rr and rr
                    c) Rr and Rr

      39. What percent of the F2 offspring would you expect to be pink?

                    a) 10                                   d) 75
                    b) 25                                   e) 90
                    c) 50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 40 - 44 Match the following terms to its correct description.

                    a) polygenic inheritance                      d) multiple alleles
                    b) complete dominance                       e) sex linkage
                    c) incomplete dominance

 40. Genes located on the X and Y chromosomes.

 41. The heterozygous gene condition forms a blending of the two homozygous gene condition.

 42. Three or more alleles may form different traits.

 43. One allele will mask or cover up another allele.

 44. Many phenotypes such as human eye color is determined by two or more genes producing
       several phenotypes, this is called____.
 

     45 - 47.  Consider the following genotype:     AabbCcDDeeFF

          45 . How many genes are represented in this genotype?

        a) 4                                                     d) 24
                    b) 8                                                     e) 26
                    c) 12

          46.  After meiosis how many different types of gametes  (genotypically) may be produced                      for the given  genes?

                    a) 2                                                      d) 16
                    b) 4                                                      e) 64
                    c) 8

          47.  The genotype from question 45-47 above represents a _______ cell.

          a) diploid
          b) haploid