GENETICS CLASSWORK 1.

In the fruit fly, Drosophila, grey body colour and black (ebony) body colour are found. Two grey-bodied flies are mated and produce 356 progeny of which 263 are grey and 93 are black. a. What is the genotype of the parents? b. How many of the grey flies in the F1 would you expect to be homozygous?

2. In tomatoes, per-shaped fruits are produced by the recessive allele r

while the dominant allele R give round fruit. Pollen from a purebreeding plant with round fruit was used to fertilize flowers on a plant with pear-shaped fruit. The round fruits produced were selfed and produced round and pear-shaped fruit. Determine the genotypes and phenotypes which would result from the cross. 3. In dogs (cocker spaniels), a dominant allele S gives one single colour all over (solid colour) while the recessive genotype ss gives a spotted pattern. Two solid back dogs are mated and produce a litter of 8 pups- 1 red and white, 2 black and white, 1 solid red and 4 solid black.
a. If the colours black and red are controlled by two alleles, which is

dominant and which is recessive? b. What was the genotype for each parent for i. ii. Colour Pattern

c. Make a diagram of the crosses mentioned in b part i and ii.

d. What ratio of red to b lack offsprings would you have expected?

e. What portion of the pups would you have expected to be solid? 4. In humans, antigens in the ABO blood group system are controlled by multiple alleles. A and B are co-dominant and both A and B are dominant to O. four phenotypes are possible, known as blood groups A, B, AB, O.

A couple disagrees over the paternity of a child. The man is blood group A and the woman is blood group B. They have one child who is group O. The man disclaims paternity for the second child who is group B. Does he have enough information to prove his case? Use genetic diagrams in your explanation. 5. Given below are some examples of human characteristics which show variation. Copy the table below and state whether in your view, such variation is (a) continuous or discontinuous, (b) primarily heritable or influenced to a great extent by environmental conditions. Justify your conclusions. Character Tongue rolling ability Albinism Skin colour Hair Curliness Ability to swim Sex Blood type Height Intelligence Polydactyly (extra fingers and toes) Brachydactyly (short fingers and toes) Weight Age 6. Abnormal Feathers in domestic chickens results in a condition known as frizzle fowl (snenseh fowl). A pair of incompletely dominant allele control feathers so that genotype NN give normal feathers, FF gives extreme frizzle condition and NF gives mild frizzle condition. a. If mildly frizzled fowls are crossed among themselves (selfed), what genotypic and phenotypic ratios are expected in the offspring? b. Is there anything to be gained by carrying out a test cross on the frizzled offspring? Explain your answer. 7. Using your textbooks, describe giving examples. Continuous/Discontin uous Heritable/Nonheritab le

a. Natural selection b. Artificial selection c. Genetic engineering WORK MUST BE COMPLETED AND HANDED IN BY THE END OF CLASS