Biology: Inheritance and Chromosomes
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What is the probability that a male will be born with color blindness?

  • 75%
  • 100%
  • 50% (correct)
  • 25%

What symbol is used to represent a male in a pedigree?

  • Square (correct)
  • Circle
  • Triangle
  • Diamond

What is a characteristic of Autosomal Recessive traits?

  • Traits can 'skip' generations (correct)
  • Traits appear more frequently
  • Traits are more common in females
  • Only Heterozygous people are shaded

What is the term for the process by which sex cells are made?

<p>Meiosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of Sex-linked Recessive traits?

<p>Traits will affect males more than females (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the genotype of a person who is represented by a shaded symbol in a pedigree for an Autosomal Recessive trait?

<p>bb (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of Autosomal Dominant traits?

<p>Traits appear more frequently (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the probability that a female will be a carrier of color blindness?

<p>50% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a pedigree?

<p>To track the inheritance of a trait (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a Sex-linked Recessive trait?

<p>Color blindness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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