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1) A normal woman who is heterozygous for X-linked Ducheme muscular dystrophy ha

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Question

1) A normal woman who is heterozygous for X-linked Ducheme muscular dystrophy has children with a normal man. What is the probability of a normal son? What is the probability of a normal daughter? 2) A woman with type B blood has a child with type O blood. What are the possible genotypes and blood types of the father? 3) A mutant allele in Drosophila produces a star-eye shape eye when heterozygous. When homozygous, the allele is lethal. What would be the ratio and phenotypes of the offspring if heterozygotes were mated. Show the cress using proper terminology. 4) In chickens, predict the genotypes and phenotypes of the comb shape of offspring from the following matings:

Explanation / Answer

1. Xd- allele for muscle dystrophy

X- normal X allele

female XdX .........x............................ XY male

gametes Xd, X ..................................X,Y

F1 progeny XdX .....XdY...... XX......... XY

Hence, probability of a normal son is 1/4

Probability of a normal daughter is 2/4 or 1/2 ( both daughters are phenotypically normal, one is carrier)

2. A woman with Type B blood having child with O blood type must have the genotype IBIO . So she acquires either IO allele or IB allele from her father.

Possible genotype & blood type for her father: IOIO ( blood type O), IBIB (blood type B), IAIB (blood type AB),

IAIO (Blood type A), IBIO (blood type B)- considering the daughter obtains the other allele from her mother.

3. S- star eye allele

s- normal eye allele

SS- dies off; Ss- star-eyed, ss- normal eyed drosophila

parents....... Ss...... x............... Ss

gametes. S,s............................ S,s

gametes

S

s

S

SS (dies off)

Ss (star eyed)

s

Ss (star eyed)

ss   (normal eyed)

Phenotypic ratio= Star-eyed: Normal eyed drosophila= 2:1

4. a.

RrPp.................................... x ...............rrpp

gametes RP, Rp, rP,rp..................... rp

F1........ RrPp (walnut) Rrpp (rose) rrPp (pea) rrpp (single)

Phenotypic ratio= walnut: rose: pea : single= 1:1:1:1

Genotypic ratio= RrPp: Rrpp: rrPp: rrpp= 1:1:1:1

b.

Rrpp ....................x........................................... Rrpp

gametes Rp, rp ..........................................Rp, rp

F1 RRpp........... Rrpp................. Rrpp ..........rrpp

Phenotypic ratio= rose: single= 3 :1

Genotypic ratio= RRpp: Rrpp: rrpp= 1:2:1

c.

   Rrpp ............................x............................ RrPp

gametes Rp, rp................................. RP, Rp, rP,rp   

gametes

RP

Rp

rP

rp

Rp

RRPp   walnut

RRpp     rose

RrPp     walnut

Rrpp      rose

rp

RrPp     walnut

Rrpp       rose

rrPp        pea

rrpp      single

Phenotypic ratio= Walnut: rose: pea: single= 3:3:1:1

Genotypic ratio= RRPp: RrPp: RRpp: Rrpp: rrPp: rrpp= 1:2:1:2:1:1

d.

   Rrpp ..............x...................... rrpp

gametes Rp, rp .........................rp

F1 ......Rrpp.................... rrpp

Phenotypic ratio= Rose: single= 1:1

Genotypic ratio= Rrpp:rrpp= 1:1

gametes

S

s

S

SS (dies off)

Ss (star eyed)

s

Ss (star eyed)

ss   (normal eyed)