Genetics Worksheet SCI/230 Version 7

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Genetics Worksheet
Review the images below and answer the follow-up questions.

Key: Pedigree showing inheritance of cystic fibrosis male affected with cystic fibrosis unaffected male Generation I female affected with cystic fibrosis unaffected female

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Pedigree showing Inheritance of Huntingtons Disease

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Generation 1. According to the pedigree, is cystic fibrosis inherited as a dominant or as a recessive trait? female with Huntingtons Disease Explain how you made your conclusion using evidence from the pedigree and the principles of genetics. unaffected female I 2. What would a Punnett square that shows how the son in generation IV (marked with an A) inherited cystic fibrosis look like? II

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Genetics Worksheet SCI/230 Version 7 Key: Pedigree showing inheritance of Huntingtons disease

male with Huntingtons disease unaffected male

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female with Huntingtons disease unaffected female

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V Questions: 1. According to the pedigree, is Huntingtons disease inherited as a dominant or as a recessive trait? Explain how you made your conclusion using evidence from the pedigree and the principles of genetics. Key:

Pedigree Inheritance Huntingtons Disease 2. Whatshowing would a Punnett square of that shows how the first daughter in generation (marked with male withIIHuntingtons Disease
a B) did not inherit Huntingtons disease look like? unaffected male 3. What is the role of chromosomes in the inheritance of genetic traits, such as cystic fibrosis Generation and Huntingtons disease? female with Huntingtons Disease I unaffected female

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