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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 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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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
B
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
D
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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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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Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder (Xh) that is passed through generations and can be traced by using a pedigree. What is the probability that a female child of Charles and Marie would suffer from hemophilia?

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A
0 percent
B
25 percent
C
50 percent
D
100 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 that is shown, which describes John?

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A
carrier for hemophilia
B
expresses hemophilia
C
does not have hemophilia
D
expresses hemophilia and died of complications
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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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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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What is genotype for a recessive trait found on the female chromosome?

A
Yh
B
Xh
C
XH
D
YH

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