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Pedigrees: Dimples Gene (D) No Dimples (D) Is Dominant To Dimples

The document contains two pedigrees showing the inheritance of dimples and Huntington's disease. The dimples pedigree shows that having dimples is recessive to not having dimples. The Huntington's disease pedigree shows that it is a dominant trait affecting members of generations I, II, and III. The second pedigree demonstrates sex-linked recessive inheritance of colorblindness passed down the maternal line.

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Pedigrees: Dimples Gene (D) No Dimples (D) Is Dominant To Dimples

The document contains two pedigrees showing the inheritance of dimples and Huntington's disease. The dimples pedigree shows that having dimples is recessive to not having dimples. The Huntington's disease pedigree shows that it is a dominant trait affecting members of generations I, II, and III. The second pedigree demonstrates sex-linked recessive inheritance of colorblindness passed down the maternal line.

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Pedigrees

Use the pedigree below to answer the following questions about dimples. The dimple gene
controls whether a person has dimples or doesn’t have dimples. No dimples is dominant to
dimples.

Dimples gene (d)

No dimples (D) is dominant


to dimples

1. How many family members have dimples? 4


2. What is the genotype of individuals I-3 and I-4? (3) Dd , (4) Dd
3. Can either individual II-8 or II-9 be homozygous? (8) No, (9) Yes
4. Explain the family relationship between III-12 and I-2. Grandmother and granddaughter

Answer the following questions using the pedigree charts. When naming individuals, put their
generation first and then their number: Ex. IV-3
1 2 = Huntington’s
I Disease

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
II

III
1 2 4 5

1. Which members of the family above are afflicted with Huntington’s Disease?
I-1, II-2, II-3, II-7, III-3

2. There are no carriers for Huntington’s Disease - you either have it or you don’t. With this in
mind, is Huntington’s disease caused by a dominant or recessive trait? Dominant

3. How many children did individuals I-1 and I-2 have? 6

4. How many girls did II-1 and II-2 have? 3


How many have Huntington’s Disease? 1
5. How are individual III-2 and II-4 related? aunt and niece

1 2
I
= Colorblindness

II
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
III

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

IV
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

6. The pedigree above shows the passing on of colorblindness. What sex can ONLY be
carriers of colorblindness? Female (XX)

7. Is it possible for individual IV-2 to be a carrier? No Why? It´s a man so only has 1 X
chromosome.
8. With this in mind, what kind of non-mendelian trait is colorblindness? Sex-linked recessive.

9. Why does individual IV-7 have colorblindness? It´s a female whitch parents are a male
affected and a female carrier.

10. Why do all the daughters in generation II carry the colorblind gene? Their father is affected

11. Name 2 IV generation colorblind males. IV-1, IV-5

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