Genetics Practice Worksheet

1. Fill in the blood type table then answer the questions below.

Blood Type Antigens Antibodies

A+

O+

B-

AB-

a. Can a person with type B+ blood receive B+ red blood cells? _____ b. Can a person with O+ blood receive A- red blood cells? _____ c. Can a person with AB- blood receive O+ red blood cells? _____

d. Can a person with type A- blood receive O+ red blood cells? _____

2. In her biology class, Reagan completed a blood typing lab. She observed that her blood clumped when she added Anti-Rh, but not when she added Anti-A or Anti-B. Based on these observations, what is Reagans blood type? _____

3. Use the diagram below to answer the questions.

a. What is this type of diagram called? ___________________ b. Is this a male or a female? ____________ c. What type of disorder is visible (trisomy, monosomy, or polyploidy? ______________

d. What causes such disorders? _________________

True or False. Indicate whether each statement is true or false by circling T or F. 4. 5. 6. T T T F F F Mendel was more successful than past geneticists because he applied statistics. Mendel was from a very wealthy family. Mendels paper was mostly ignored by the science community when he wrote it.

7. Draw the pedigree described. Jeff and Trisha are expecting a child. Jeffs father is homozygous for the Type B allele, and his mother has type O blood. Jeffs paternal grandfather was heterozygous for Type B blood, and his paternal grandmother was homozygous for type B blood. Trishas father is Type A blood, her mom is type O, and her mothers brother is type AB. Trishas maternal grandfather was type A. They arent sure of the blood type for Trishas maternal grandmother.

Determine the possible genotype(s) for these individuals. If there is more than one, list the possibilities. a. Jeff ____________________ b. Trisha ____________________ c. Trishas maternal grandfather ____________________ d. Trishas maternal grandmother ____________________ e. Could Jeff have a paternal uncle with type O blood? ____________________ f. If Trishas parents had another child, would it be possible for the child to have type O blood? ____________________ g. Draw the Punnett square to show the possible genotypes of Jeff and Trishas future children.

Genetics Practice Worksheet - Answers

8. Fill in the blood type table then answer the questions below.

Blood Type Antigens Antibodies

A+ A, Rh Anti-B

O+ Rh Anti-A Anti-B

BB Anti-A Anti-Rh

ABA, B Anti-Rh

a. Can a person with type B+ blood receive B- red blood cells? yes b. Can a person with O+ blood receive A- red blood cells? no c. Can a person with AB- blood receive O+ red blood cells? no

d. Can a person with type A+ blood receive O+ red blood cells? yes

9. In her biology class, Reagan completed a blood typing lab. She observed that her blood clumped when she added Anti-Rh, but not when she added Anti-A or Anti-B. Based on these observations, what is Reagans blood type? O+

10. Use the diagram below to answer the questions.

a. What is this type of diagram called? karyotype b. Is this a male or a female? male c. What type of disorder is visible (trisomy, monosomy, or polyploidy)? trisomy

d. What causes such disorders? nondisjunction

True or False. Indicate whether each statement is true or false by circling T or F. 11. 12. 13. T T T F F F Mendel was more successful than past geneticists because he applied statistics. Mendel was from a very wealthy family. Mendels paper was mostly ignored by the science community when he wrote it.

14. Draw the pedigree described. Jeff and Trisha are expecting a child. Jeffs father is homozygous for the Type B allele, and his mother has type O blood. Jeffs paternal grandfather was heterozygous for Type B blood, and his paternal grandmother was homozygous for type B blood. Trishas father is Type A blood, her mom is type O, and her mothers brother is type AB. Trishas maternal grandfather was type A. They arent sure of the blood type for Trishas maternal grandmother.

IBi IBIB

IBIB ii IAIA or IAi

IAi ii

I Bi IAIB

Jeff I Bi

Trisha I Ai

Determine the possible genotype(s) for these individuals. If there is more than one, list the possibilities. a. Jeff I i b. Trisha I i c. Trishas maternal grandfather I i
B A A B

d. Trishas maternal grandmother I i e. Could Jeff have a paternal uncle with type O blood? no, will always get a B allele from father) f. If Trishas parents had another child, would it be possible for the child to have type O blood? yes, if Trishas father is heterozygous and donates his i allele g. Draw the Punnett square to show the possible genotypes of Jeff and Trishas future children.

IA IB i IA IB IA i

i IB i ii