Sex-linked Inheritance Answers

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Drosophila eye color is an X-linked trait. Red eye color is dominant, and white eye color is recessive. Which Punnett square shows a cross in which the probability of offspring will have red eyes is 100 percent?

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A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper X r and Upper Y. The rows are labeled x Upper R and x Upper R. Clockwise, from top-left, the boxes include: Upper X Upper R Upper X r, Upper X Upper R Y, X Upper R Upper Y, X Upper R Upper X r.
Option A
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A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper X Upper R and Upper Y. The rows are labeled x Upper R and x r. Clockwise, from top-left, the boxes include: Upper X Upper R Upper X Upper R, Upper X Upper R Upper Y, Upper X r Upper Y, Upper X uppercase Upper R Upper X r.
Option B
C
A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper X r and Upper Y. The rows are labeled x r and x r. Clockwise, from top-left, the boxes include: Upper X r Upper X r, Upper X r Upper Y, Upper X r Upper Y, Upper X r Upper X r.
Option C
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A Punnett square is shown. The columns are labeled Upper X r and Upper Y. The rows are labeled x Upper R and x r. Clockwise, from top-left, the boxes include: Upper X Upper R Upper X r, Upper X Upper R Y, Upper X r Upper Y, Upper X r Upper X r.
Option D
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How are the alleles for sex-linked traits inherited?

A
They are passed from the Y chromosome in parents to the X chromosome in offspring.
B
They are passed from the X chromosome in parents to the XY chromosome in offspring.
C
They are passed from parents to offspring on the X and Y chromosomes.
D
They are passed from any chromosome in the parents to the X or Y chromosome in the offspring.
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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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Which statement about inheritance is true?

A
Girls get most of their traits from their moms; boys get most of their traits from their dads.
B
Male offspring will always have an X-linked genetic disease if the mom is a carrier.
C
Fathers always determine the gender of the offspring in humans.
D
Males never have Y chromosomes.
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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 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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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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What was Thomas Hunt Morgan's main contribution to science?

A
He discovered that certain traits were linked to the X chromosome.
B
He was the first to use fruit flies in research.
C
He created the first white-eyed female Drosophila.
D
He created the first white-eyed male Drosophila.
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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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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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