Genetics Workbook 2021-22
Genetics Workbook 2021-22
Genetics Workbook 2021-22
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Part I
1. For each genotype below, circle whether it is a hybrid/heterozygous or
purebred/homozygous
3. Determine the phenotype for each genotype using the information provided about the
Monsters.
Part II. Complete the following Punnet squares & answer the question for each square.
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5. GG x gg
6. Rr x Rr
7. hh x hh
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11. Mike’s mother has a genotype of Gg : Tt : Hh
Mike’s father has a genotype of gg : Tt : Hh
Draw Mike’s parents:
Mother Father
12. If Mike is green, one eyed, and has horns, what are the potential genotypes he could
have for each trait based on his parent’s genotypes? _________, _________, ________
13. Make a Punnett Square for each of the three traits using his parent’s genotypes
(Gg : Tt : Hh & gg : Tt : Hh)
14. In the Punnett squares circle the genotypes that work for Mike’s phenotypes.
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Name _________________
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Imagine this microscopic drama. A sex cell from a male dog joins with a sex cell from a female dog. Each
dog’s sex cell carries 39 chromosomes. The zygote which results contains 78 chromosomes. It receives
a set of chromosomes from each parent. Suppose you could look at one pair of the zygote’s
chromosomes.
L b C S
L
ll b C ss
l
Each chromosome of the pair contains genes for the same traits. But one chromosome may have a
dominant gene and the other a recessive gene. Use the drawing and the chart to answer the questions.
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1. Would the puppy have curly or straight hair? ___________________
2. Does the female dog have curly hair? _________________
3. Does the male dog have curly hair? ________________
4. Is the puppy heterozygous or homozygous for hair length? ______________________
5. Create a punnett square for hair texture if mom has a genotype of Bb and dad’s genotype is bb.
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Name_________________
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Phenylthiocarbamide says WHAT?
The Genetics Taste Testing Lab
What are the genotypes for each parent? &
1. What are the possible genotypes for their children? (list %’s too!)
2. What are the possible phenotypes for their children? (list %’s too!)
Now, think about your phenotype and what that means for your parents
2. Based on your genotype, what are the possible genotypes for your parents? List all
possible genotypes: _____ & _____ or _____ & _____ or _____ & _____
or _____ & _____ or _____ & _____
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5. If you’re a Non-Taster, do both of your parents have to be Non-Tasters? Yes or No
Set up 1 or 2 or all 3 Punnett squares to help explain your answer.
6. Partner up with a student in the classroom. Pretend that you have offspring with
your partner and complete the following using your own genotype:
a. List all of your possible genotypes for you & your partner:
ME: or
My Partner: or
b. Use the Punnett Squares (up to 3 if necessary) below to list all your possible
genotypes & phenotypes of your offspring.
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Name: ______________ Class Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
What is the name of the special science tool he can use to predict genetic outcomes?
___________________________________________________________________.
Genotypes are the combination of alleles that determine a trait. Circle the genotypes in the list below:
A dominant trait is
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
A recessive trait is
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
Look at the genotypes below and tell whether it is a heterozygous or homozygous genotype. Then, label
each genotype as showing a dominant or recessive phenotype.
Genotyp
e Heterozygous or Homozygous? Dominant or Recessive Phenotype?
EE __________________________________ _____________________________
Ee __________________________________ _____________________________
tt __________________________________ _____________________________
Tt __________________________________ _____________________________
hh __________________________________ _____________________________
HH __________________________________ _____________________________
Having two eyes (E) is dominant over one eye (e) in Minions. Make a
Punnett Square for the cross of a heterozygous female Minion with a one-
eyed male Minion. Give the possible genotype and phenotype outcomes in a
percent ratio.
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Hair (H) in Minions is a trait to be admired. Having sprout
hair is dominant to combed down hair. Show a cross between a
homozygous mom with sprout hair and a purebred dad with
sprout hair. Give the genotype and phenotype ratios for the
offspring.
Short phenotypes are a recessive trait in Minions. Show the cross between two hybrid
Minions and answer the questions below.
T=
t=
What is the chance that these parents can have a purebred baby? Explain your answer.
______________________________________________________________________________
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Name: _______________________ Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2) Cross a tan male and a tan female from the F1 generation offspring in question 1. Fill in the
Punnett square and determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F2 generation.
3) Normal wing trait is dominant over the vestigial wing trait in fruit flies. Fill in the Punnett
square and determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation by
crossing heterozygous and homozygous recessive parents.
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4) Cross a normal wing male and a vestigial wing female from the F1 generation offspring in
question 3. Fill in the Punnett square and determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of
the F2 generation.
5) Curly wing trait is dominant over the normal wing trait in fruit flies. Curly wing flies are unable
to fly around but they can hop. Fill in the Punnett square and determine the expected genotypes
and phenotypes of the F1 generation by crossing heterozygous curly wing male and a
heterozygous curly wing female.
6) Answer the following questions based on crossing a normal wing female and a curly wing
male from the F1 generation offspring in question 5 and the F2 generation results.
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If there were 100 seeds collected, predict how many would be yellow? _______, green? _______
Predict how many seeds would be homozygous dominant? ________, heterozygous? _________,
homozygous recessive: _________
2) Green pod color is dominant over yellow pod color in pea plants. Fill in the Punnett square and
determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation by crossing homozygous
dominant and heterozygous parents.
If there were 200 seeds collected, predict how many would be green? _______, yellow? _______
Predict how many seeds would be homozygous dominant? ________, heterozygous? _________,
homozygous recessive: _________
3) Round seeds are dominant over wrinkled seeds in pea plants. Fill in the Punnett square and
determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation by crossing homozygous
recessive and heterozygous parents.
If there were 3500 seeds collected, predict how many would be round? _______, wrinkled? _______
Predict how many seeds would be homozygous dominant? ________, heterozygous? _________,
homozygous recessive: _________
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4) Smooth pod shape is dominant over constricted pod shape in pea plants. Fill in the Punnett
square and determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation by crossing
homozygous recessive and homozygous dominant parents.
If there were 400 seeds collected, predict how many would be smooth? _______,
Predict how many seeds would be homozygous dominant? ________, heterozygous? _________,
homozygous recessive: _________
5) Tall pea plants are dominant over short pea plants. Fill in the Punnett square and determine the
expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation by crossing heterozygous and
heterozygous dominant parents.
If there were 224 seeds collected, predict how many would be tall? ______, short? _______
Predict how many seeds would be homozygous dominant? ________, heterozygous? _________,
homozygous recessive: _________
6) The axial flower position is dominant over the terminal flower position. Fill in the Punnett
square and determine the expected genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation by crossing
heterozygous and homozygous dominant parents.
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Name ________________________
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Incomplete Dominance Notes
1. In snapdragon flowers, the one allele codes for red flowers (R) and the other allele codes
for white flowers (W). When a red flowered plant is crossed with a white flowered plant,
the result is a plant with pink flowers (RW). The snapdragon exhibits incomplete
dominance. Show the cross in the Punnett square below and answer the following
questions.
2. In snapdragon flowers, the one allele codes for red flowers (R) and the other allele
codes for white flowers (W). When a red flowered plant is crossed with a white flowered
plant, the result is a plant with pink flowers (RW). What are the likely results of crossing
1 white with 1 pink flower? Use a Punnett square to support your answer.
3. In some cats, the gene for tail length shows incomplete dominance. Cats with long tails
are homozygous (LL). Cats with no tails are homozygous (NN). Cats with short tails are
heterozygous (LN).
What would be the expected genotypes and phenotypes in the offspring of a cross
between two short tail cats? Use a Punnett square to support your answer.
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4. What would the parent’s genotypes have to be if 50% of the time their litters always had
long tails? Use a Punnett square to support your answer.
a. Genotypes of parents ___________ & ____________
Phenotypes of parents ____________& ____________
5. In carnations, a cross between red flowers (R) and white flowers (W) produced all pink
flowers (RW). What are the likely results of crossing a pink flower and a red flower?
Use a Punnett square to support your answer.
6. In carnations, a cross between red flowers (R) and white flowers (W) produced all pink
flowers (RW). What are the likely results of crossing 2 pink flowers? Use a Punnett
square to support your answer.
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Name ________________________
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Incomplete Dominance Notes
2. In Mice, the allele for yellow fur(Y) exhibits incomplete dominance
over the allele for white fur (W). with heterozygous having cream
fur. What would the parents’ genotypes be if the litter were always
25% white? Use a Punnett square to support your answer.
3. In Andalusian chickens, the allele for black feathers(B) exhibits incomplete dominance over
the allele for white(W), with heterozygous having blue-grey. What are the likely results of
crossing a white feathered chicken with a black feathered chicken? Show the cross in the
Punnett square below and answer the following questions.
5. In Manx cats, the allele for long tails(L) exhibits incomplete
dominance over the allele for no tail(N), with heterozygous having
small tails. What are the likely results of crossing a manx with no tail
and manx with a short tail? Show the cross in the Punnett square
below and answer the following questions.
b. What percent of the offspring will have a long tail? _____
c. What percent of the offspring will have no tail? _____
d. What percent of the offspring are homozygous? ____
e. What percent of the offspring are heterozygous? ____
6. Two short-tailed (Manx) cats are bred together. They produce three
kittens with long tails, five short tails, and two without any tails. From
these results, how do you think tail length in these cats are inherited?
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Show the genotypes for both the parents and the offspring to support
your answer.
6. If a woman who had all loops for fingerprints married a man who had all arches for
fingerprints, what possible fingerprints could their offspring have? Show the cross in the Punnett
square below and answer the following questions.
A. Percent of offspring with whorls? _______
B. Percent of offspring with loops? _______
C. Percent of offspring with arches? _______
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A. Problem: Use your phenotype to determine your genotype for the fingerprint pattern gene.
B. Method:
1. Prepare a scotch tape fingerprint of your left index finger.
a. With pencil, darken about 1 square inch of a piece of scratch paper
B. Rub the finger pad of your left finger on the dark spot
C. Place a strip of scotch tape on the finger pad (which should now be covered
in pencil lead), sticky side down
D. Remove the tape- your fingerprint outline will remain on the tape
E. Place the tape in the space below
C. Data:
1. Record your genotype here____________
2. Record your phenotype____________
3. Is your print pattern the direct result of incomplete dominance? yes or no
4. Find at least one classmate with each phenotype and place their tape print below
Co-dominant Genetics
_______________: They are BOTH DOMINANT. Each allele expresses its own
phenotype.
F F or F F or F F
W W B B B W
2. A Sneetch can have curly hair, spiked hair, or a mix of both curly &
spiked. Here are the alleles for a Sneetch’s hair: Curly H , Spiked H
C S
What would the genotype be of a Sneetch that has curly & spiked
hair? _________________
Create a Punnett Square of a cross between a curly haired Sneetch &
a spiked haired Sneetch.
3. A family of Sneetches have figured out that only 50% of their children will have
beautiful curly (but not spiked) hair! What must the genotypes of the parents be?
Set up a Punnett Square to solve this Sneetchy mystery!
What happens if you breed a patchwork fish with a fish that only has
Blue Scales? Set up a punnett square to help you answer the questions.
5. Two patchwork fish are crossed. Set up a punnett square to help you answer
the questions.
b. What is the probability that they will have fish with red
scales? _______________%
6. A patchwork fish is crossed with a fish with only red scales. Set up a
punnett square to help you answer the questions.
b. What is the probability that they will have fish with red
scales? _______________%
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Name _____________________
Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Some of the traits in the chart are not simple cases of dominant and recessive. List
those traits that show both phenotypes for their genotypes. (Co-Dominant
genetics)
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
d. ______________________________________
e. ______________________________________
a.TT:
b.WW:
c.S S :
S S
d.M M :
B W
e.Jj:
f.B B :
S S
4. If Franny’s father was a homozygous long nose(_________), and her mother was a
short nose(________), what is Franny’s genotype if she has a long nose?_______
a. Set up a Punnett Square(s) to show your work.
b. List all of the genotypes & phenotypes of their offspring.
5. In the last question, you figured out Franny’s nose genotype. (_______) Frosty
and Franny are expecting a new little snowflake! Frosty, who is a homozygous short
nose snowman, is hoping that his new little snowflake will look like his mother,
Franny!
a. Set up a Punnett Square to show the possible genotypes of their little
snowflake!
b. List all of the genotypes & phenotypes of their offspring.
c. What is their new snowflake’s genotype possibilities?
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d. Could their new little snowflake have a long nose? Yes OR No
6. Another snowman Snowy brags that the snow drift his family comes from is a pure
line of coal eyed snowpeople… He marries a snowgirl, Blizzard, who has the cutest
little button eyes in the entire winter wonderland! How many of their children will
be able to brag that they have coal eyes like their father?
a. Set up a Punnett Square to show your work.
b. List all of the genotypes & phenotypes of Snowy & Blizzard’s offspring
possibilities.
c. Could any of their offspring have homozygous coal eyes? Yes OR No
7. Use the chart at your lab table to make your own snowperson! Flip 2 coins for each trait
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see what you get! Heads is a DOMINANT TRAIT, tails is a recessive trait. Place your
phenotype & genotype in the chart below and then draw your snow person using the pictures in
the chart to guide you.
Trait Genotype Phenotype Trait Genotype Phenotype
Type & # of
Diameter of
Buttons on
Largest Snowball
Snowman
# of Branches on
# of Snowballs
Arms
Top Hat
Earmuffs
Eyes Corn Cob Pipe
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