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What is the purpose of using a pedigree?

A
to study the causes of traits that are acquired during an organism’s life
B
to understand patterns of inheritance in organisms
C
to determine mating patterns in organisms
D
to identify traits that are acquired during an organism’s life
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Which allele combination represents a female who is heterozygous for a sex-linked trait?

A
XRY
B
XrY
C
XRXr
D
XRXR
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Which pedigree symbol is used to represent a female carrier of a recessive X-linked trait?

A
An empty circle.
Option A
B
A half-filled circle.
Option B
C
An empty square.
Option C
D
A filled square.
Option D
5

What is genotype for a recessive trait found on the female chromosome?

A
Yh
B
Xh
C
XH
D
YH
6

Which is not considered a sex-linked trait?

A
purple flower color in pea plants
B
eye color in fruit flies
C
red-green color blindness in humans
D
hemophilia in humans
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Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. What is the probability of the offspring having hemophilia for the cross that is shown in the Punnett square?

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A
0 percent
B
25 percent
C
50 percent
D
75 percent
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Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder (Xh) that is passed through generations and can be traced by using a pedigree. Based on the pedigree, if Charles and Marie have a daughter in the future, what is the probability that she will have hemophilia?

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A
0 percent
B
25 percent
C
50 percent
D
100 percent
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Which combination of alleles are always involved in the inheritance of a sex-linked trait?

A
heterozygous alleles
B
homozygous alleles
C
alleles that are carried on X and Y chromosomes
D
alleles that are carried on all chromosomes except the X and Y chromosomes
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Which allele combination represents a female who is a carrier for an X-linked recessive disorder?

A
XRXr
B
XrXr
C
XRY
D
XrY
12

What is the purpose of using a pedigree?

A
to study the causes of traits that are acquired during an organism’s life
B
to understand patterns of inheritance in organisms
C
to determine mating patterns in organisms
D
to identify traits that are acquired during an organism’s life
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Which statement is always true when describing sex-linked inheritance?

A
It results in a dominant trait.
B
The alleles are found on the X or Y chromosome.
C
The resulting trait is influenced by multiple alleles.
D
It is affected by alleles on at least three different chromosomes.
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Which symbol is used to label a male that expresses a sex-linked disorder on a pedigree?

A
An empty circle.
Option A
B
A half-filled circle.
Option B
C
An empty square.
Option C
D
A filled square.
Option D
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disorder. What is the probability that a female offspring of the cross that is shown above would have a recessive allele for Duchenne muscular dystrophy disorder?

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A
0 percent
B
25 percent
C
50 percent
D
100 percent

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