A species of fish is found to require a certain water temperature, a particular oxygen content of the water, a particular depth, a rocky substrate on the bottom, and a variety of nutrients in the form of microscopic plants and animals to thrive. These requirements describe its 

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15197

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree shows the segregation of two different recessive traits.

Assuming that both traits are 10 cM apart on the X chromosome, what is the probability that a male child will have both recessive traits?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15198

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In the following pedigree shows the segregation of two different recessive traits.

Assuming that both traits are 10 cM apart on the X chromosome, what is the probability that a female child will have both recessive traits?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15378

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

You find a pink geranium in your flowerbed of red geraniums. Seeds from self fertilization of this plant produce ¼ red plants, ½ pink plants, and ¼ white plants. When considering the visible phenotype, which explanation is most likely?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15379

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

What are the possible offspring from a type A mother and a type AB father?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15380

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

In soybeans, resistance to sudden death syndrome (SDS) is inherited as a dominant condition. In some cases, individuals that are not resistant to SDS (but whose parents were) can pass the trait on to their progeny. This is an example of which of the following?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 15381

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Neurofibromatosis is a condition in humans which is generally inherited in a dominant fashion. Assuming this disorder is 90% penetrant, what is the chance that a single child born to a father with neurofibromatosis and a mother known not to carry the mutation will have the disorder?