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    Genetic Problems 1:

    1. The expressions of the dominant and recessive alleles for the gene
    controlling several traits are described in the chart below along with the
    letter symbols that represent each allele.

    Trait Dominant Recessive


    Seed coat color brown (B) white (b)
    Seed coat shape round (R) wrinkled (r)
    Pod color green (G) yellow (g)
    Height of plant tall (T) short (t)

    (i) Predict the phenotypic and genotypic ratios of a cross between


    (a) a pea plant that is homozygous for brown seeds and a plant that has
    white seeds.
    (b) a heterozygous brown seed plant and a white seed plant.

    (ii) Predict the phenotypic and genotypic ratios of the following crosses:

    (a) Rr x RR
    (b) Gg x GG
    (c) Tt x Tt
    (d) Rr x Rr
    (e) A cross involving 2 heterozygous green plants.
    (f) A cross between a homozygous green plant with a heterozygous green
    plant.
    (g) A cross between a homozygous tall plant with a short plant.
    (h) A cross between a white seed plant with a heterozygous brown seed
    plant.

    Genetic Problems 2:

    1. Predict the results of a cross between a heterozygous round, homozygous tall


    plant and a homozygous round, short plant. (Tall dominant over short; round
    dominant over wrinkled)

    2. In mice, the ability to run normally is a dominant trait. Mice with this trait are
    called running mice (R). The recessive trait causes mice to run in circles
    only. Mice with this trait are called waltzing mice (r). Hair color is also
    inherited in mice. Black hair (B) is dominant over brown hair (b). Predict the
    phenotypic and genotypic ratios for the following crosses:

    (a) A heterozygous running, heterozygous black mouse with a


    homozygous running, homozygous black mouse.

    (b) A homozygous running, homozygous black mouse with a heterozygous


    running, brown mouse.

    (c) A waltzing brown mouse with a waltzing brown mouse.

    (d) A homozygous running, heterozygous black mouse with a waltzing


    brown mouse.

    (e) A heterozygous running, brown mouse with a heterozygous running,


    homozygous black mouse.

    (f) A heterozygous running, heterozygous black mouse with a


    heterozygous running, heterozygous black mouse.

    3. In the edible pea, tall (T) is dominant to short (t), and green pods (G) are
    dominant to yellow pods (g). List the types of gamete, the phenotypic ratio,
    and genotypic ratio for the following crosses.

    (a) TtGg x TTGG

    (b) TtGg x Ttgg


    Genetics Problems 3:

    1. In peas, the allele for tall plant height (T) is dominant over the allele for short
    plant height (t). A tall plant (T_) was crossed with a short pea plant (tt). Of the
    95 offspring that resulted, 55 were tall and 40 were short. Determine the
    genotype of the tall parent plant.

    2. A tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant. All 55 of the offspring are tall.
    What is the genotype of the tall parent?

    3. In squash, white fruit color is dominant to yellow fruit color. If a cross between a
    white-fruited plant and a yellow-fruited plant yielded 43 white and 37 yellow
    progeny, what is the white parent’s genotype?

    4. A blond-haired man marries a brown-haired woman. They have four children all
    of whom have brown hair. (a) What is the genotype of their mother? (b) If the
    mother is heterozygous, what is the probability that the couple will have a blond
    child?

    (a) P: bb x B_
    (Blonde man) (Brown woman)

    (b) P: bb x Bb
    (Blonde man) (Brown woman)

    END

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