Monohybrid Cross - Incomplete dominance

In Mendel's experiments, if the gene for tall (T) plants was incompletely dominant over the gene
for short (t) plants, what would be the result of crossing two Tt plants?

A. 1/4 would be tall; 1/2 intermediate height; 1/4 short

B. 1/2 would be tall; 1/4 intermediate height; 1/4 short.

C. 1/4 would be tall; 1/4 intermediate height; 1/2 short.

D. All the offspring would be tall.

E. All the offspring would be intermediate.

Monohybrid Cross - Codominant alleles: The human ABO markers

Human blood type is determined by codominant alleles. There are three different alleles, known
as IA, IB, and i. The IA and IB alleles are co-dominant, and the i allele is recessive.

The possible human phenotypes for blood group are type A, type B, type AB, and type O. Type
A and B individuals can be either homozygous (IAIA or IBIB, respectively), or heterozygous (IAi or
IBi, respectively).

A woman with type A blood and a man with type B blood could potentially have offspring with
which of the following blood types?

A. type A

B. type B

C. type AB

D. type O
E. all of the above

Monohybrid Crosses - Complete Dominance

A heterozygous smooth pea pod plant is crossed with a wrinkled pea pod plant. There are two
alleles for pea pod, smooth and wrinkled. Use R for seed texture. Predict the offspring from this
cross.

a. What is the genotype of the parents? _____

b. What is the predicted genotypic ratio for the offspring? _____

c. What is the predicted phenotypic ratio for the offspring? ___ ___

d. If this cross produced 50 seeds how many would you predict to have a wrinkled pod? ___

Monohybrid Cross - Lethal Genes

A man has blood type A and his wife has type B. A physician types the blood of their four
children and is amazed to find one of each of the four blood types among them. He is not
familiar with genetics and calls upon you for an explanation. Provide one.
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Monohybrid Cross - Incomplete dominance

In Mendel's experiments, if the gene for tall (T) plants was incompletely dominant over the gene
for short (t) plants, what would be the result of crossing two Tt plants?

Tutorial

A cross of two F1 hybrids, heterozygous for a single trait that displays

incomplete dominance is predicted to give a 1:2:1 ratio among both the
genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring. 1/4 will have the dominant
phenotype (tall, TT), 1/2 will have the intermediate phenotype (Tt)
resembling the parents of this cross, and 1/4 will have the recessive
phenotype (short, tt.) When incomplete dominance occurs, it is not
necessary to do a test cross to identify the heterozygotes.

Monohybrid Cross - Codominant alleles: The human ABO markers

Human blood type is determined by codominant alleles. There are three different alleles, known
as IA, IB, and i. The IA and IB alleles are codominant, and the i allele is recessive.

The possible human phenotypes for blood group are type A, type B, type AB, and type O. Type A
and B individuals can be either homozygous (IAIA or IBIB, respectively), or heterozygous (IAi or
IBi, respectively).

A woman with type A blood and a man with type B blood could potentially have offspring with
which of the following blood types?

Blood type and genotype

The relationship between blood type
(phenotype) and genotype is shown
in the table to the left. The mother
(blood type A) and father (blood
type B) could be either homozygous
or heterozygous .
Type A and type B cross
Four different genetic crosses are
possible. All four crosses must be
considered to determine all
potential offspring. However, one
cross (IAi mother x IBi father) is
most informative.

Monohybrid Crosses - Complete Dominance

A heterozygous smooth pea pod plant is crossed with a wrinkled pea pod plant. There are two
alleles for pea pod, smooth and wrinkled. Use R for seed texture. Predict the offspring from this
cross.
a. What is the genotype of the parents? _Rr x rr____
b. Set up a Punnett square with possible gametes.
c. Fill in the Punnett square for the resultant offspring.
d. What is the predicted genotypic ratio for the offspring? ___1 Rr : 1 rr__
e. What is the predicted phenotypic ratio for the offspring? ___1 smooth : 1 wrinkled___
f. If this cross produced 50 seeds how many would you predict to have a wrinkled pod? __25__
Monohybrid Cross-Lethal Gene
The ABO system is due to a gene which is multiple allelic.
I A represents the allele that produces antigen A.
I B represents the allele that produces antigen B. (There is no dominance between IA and IB .
i represents the recessive allele for no antigen production.
In order for a couple of blood types A and B to have A, B, AB, and O children, each parent must
be heterozygous.
IB i
Parent genotypes: IA i and IB I
IA IAIB IAi

i IBi ii

Four phenotypes result: AB, B, A, O