

1. H = dominant allele for hot peppers; h =
recessive allele for mild peppers.
(a) Hh
X hh
For Hh, the gametes can carry the H (dominant allele) or
the h (recessive allele). For hh, the gametes can only
carry h (the recessive allele).
Punnett Square showing possible genotypes and phenotypes
resulting from a sexual cross between Hh (hot pepper)
and hh (mild pepper)
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Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
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H |
h |
Possible gamete from hh
parent |
h |
Hh hot pepper |
hh mild
pepper |
Genotypic ratio and phenotypic ratios are the same 1:1
(b) Hh
X Hh
For both heterozygous individuals (Hh), the gametes can carry
the H (dominant allele) or the h (recessive allele).
Punnett Square showing possible genotypes and phenotypes
resulting from a sexual cross between Hh (hot pepper)
and hh (mild pepper)
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Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
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H |
h |
Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
H |
HH hot pepper |
Hh hot
pepper |
Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
h |
Hh hot
pepper |
hh mild
pepper |
Genotypic ratio is 1:2:1 Phenotypic ratio is 3:1
(a) Hh
X HH
For Hh, the gametes can carry the H (dominant allele) or
the h (recessive allele). For HH, the gametes can only
carry H (the dominant allele).
Punnett Square showing possible genotypes and phenotypes
resulting from a sexual cross between Hh (hot pepper)
and HH (hot pepper)
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Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
Possible gamete from Hh
parent |
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H |
h |
Possible gamete from HH
parent |
H |
HH hot pepper |
Hh hot
pepper |
Genotypic ratio is 1:1 Phenotype: All offspring are ultra
hot!!!
2. B = allele for Brown eyes; b = allele for blue
eyes.
Brown-eyed
mother
X Blue-eyed father
(genotype = ??)-------------------(genotype = bb)
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Blue-eyed
man
X
Brown-eyed woman
(genotype = bb)------------------------------------------ (genotype
= Bb)
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What proportion of their children would your predict will have blue
eyes?
Punnett Square showing possible genotypes and phenotypes
resulting from a sexual cross between bb (blue-eyed
man) and Bb (brown-eyed mother)
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Possible gamete from Bb
mother |
Possible gamete from Bb
mother |
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B |
b |
Possible gamete from bb
father |
b |
Bb brown-eyed offspring |
bb blue-eyed
offspring |
Genotypic and phenotypic ratio is 1:1; half the offspring have a chance
of growing up with blue eyes.
3. B = allele for Brown eyes; b = allele for
blue eyes.
By the process of elimination and deductive reasoning, you can be
fairly certain of the genotypes of everyone except the father of the
brown-eyed man. He is either BB or Bb.
Brown-eyed
father
Blue-eyed
mother
Brown-eyed
father
Brown-eyed mother
(B?)---------------------------(bb)
(Bb)-------------------------(Bb)
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Brown-eyed
man
Blue-eyed woman
(Bb)----------------------------------------------------------------(bb)
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Blue-eyed son
(bb)
4. R = allele for
razor-sharp claws; r = allele for dull claws.
Sharp-clawed
male
Sharp-clawed female
(heterozygous) velociraptor (heterozygous)
velociraptor
(Rr)-----------------------------(Rr)
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Sharp-clawed
male
Dull-clawed female
(heterozygous)
velociraptor
(homozygous) velociraptor
(Rr)--------------------------------(rr)
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What proportion of the clutch would you predict will have 4-inch
razor-sharp claws?
Punnett Square showing possible genotypes and phenotypes
resulting from a sexual cross between two velociraptors -
Rr (sharp claws) and rr (dull claws)
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Possible gamete from Rr male
parent |
Possible gamete from Rr male
parent |
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R |
r |
Possible gamete from rr female
parent |
r |
Rr razor-sharp claws |
rr dull
claws |
Genotypic and phenotypic ratios are both 1:1, so half of the offspring
have a chance of having sharp claws, while the other half are likely to
have dull claws.
What precise estimate of the number of young from a 100 egg clutch
resulting from this mating that would have 4-inch razor-sharp claws?
Answer: Half of the progeny would have
sharp claws and the other half would have dull claws. Out of a 100
egg clutch, you would predict 50 sharp-clawed velociraptors and 50
dull-clawed velociraptors.
5. G is the dominant allele for
green color, while g is the recessive allele for striped color.
S is the dominant allele for short shape, while s is the
recessive allele for long shape.
Long striped fruit-producing
plant
X
Short green fruit-producing plant (homozygous recessive -
ggss)----------------------------(heterozygous -
GgSs)
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gs] [Four possible gametes
assuming independent assortment: GS, Gs, gS,
gs]
What phenotypes would this cross produce and in
what ratios? See the following Punnett square.
Punnett Square showing possible genotypes and phenotypes resulting
from a sexual cross between GgSs (a green & short watermelon) and
ggss (a striped & long watermelon)
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Possible gamete from GgSs
watermelon |
Possible gamete from GgSs
watermelon |
Possible gamete from GgSs
watermelon |
Possible gamete from GgSs
watermelon |
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GS |
Gs |
gS |
gs |
Possible gamete from ggss
watermelon |
gs |
GgSs green & short |
Ggss green & long |
ggSs striped & short |
ggss striped &
long |
The genotypic and phenotypic ratios are the same -
1:1:1:1.
6. The putative father has type B blood
(possible genotypes that can generate this phenotype include
IBIB or IBi). The
mother has type AB blood with a genotype of
IAIB. The child possesses type O blood
and must have a genotype of ii. The two alleles donated to the
offspring must be an i allele, one from the biological father and
the other from the mother. The man is potentially the father of the
child given that he may be heterozygous, that is,
IBi. The med-tech has detected a problem in
parentage. The mother is probably not the biological parent of the
child (assuming no mutations), because she has no i alleles to
donate to an offspring who is homozygous recessive (having two dose of the
recessive allele) for blood type.
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