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Pedigree Analysis Problems

The document is a worksheet for XII NEET Zoology focusing on pedigree problems, containing multiple-choice questions related to inheritance patterns. It includes questions about dominant and recessive traits, sex-linked characteristics, and specific genetic disorders. The key answers to the questions are provided at the end of the document.

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Pedigree Analysis Problems

The document is a worksheet for XII NEET Zoology focusing on pedigree problems, containing multiple-choice questions related to inheritance patterns. It includes questions about dominant and recessive traits, sex-linked characteristics, and specific genetic disorders. The key answers to the questions are provided at the end of the document.

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VELAMMAL NEET & IIT ACADEMY

XII NEET ZOOLOGY WORKSHEET - 1 DATE: 11.02.2021


TOPIC: PEDIGREE PROBLEMS
1. .Predict from the following chart

(a) character is dominant and carried by X chromosomes


(b) character is carried by Y chromosomes
(c) character is sex linked recessive
(d) character is recessive autosomal.
2. In the following pedigree chart, the mutant trait is shaded black. The gene
responsible for the trait is

(a) dominant and sex linked (b) dominant but autosomal


(c) recessive and sex linked (d) y linked trait
3. In the given pedigree, indicate whether the shaded symbols indicate -

(a) dominant (b) recessive


(c) co dominant (d) it can be recessive or dominant
4.From the pedigree of a family given below, it is clear that the trait is inherited as
dominant autosomal trait. What will be the genotype of mother and father.
(a) mother is aa and father is Aa (b) father is AA and mother is aa
(c) father is Aa and mother is Aa (d) none of the above.
5.. The daughter was married to a normal person and their daughter had the trait.

a) x linked recessive disorder b) autosomal recessive


c) x linked dominant d) Y linked disorders

6 ) Given below is a pedigree chart showing the inheritance of a certain sex-linked


trait in humans.

The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is


(a) dominant X-linked (b) recessive X-linked
(c) dominant Y-linked (d) recessive Y-linked
7. Identify the type of inheritance shown in the diagram.

(a) dominant X-linked (b) recessive X-linked


(c) dominant Y-linked (d) Cytoplasmic or mitochondrial inheritance
8 . Study the pedigree chart of a certain family agiven below. It is related to
myotonic dystrophy.
The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is
(a) dominant X-linked (b) recessive X-linked
(c) Autosomal dominant (d) recessive Y-linked
9. Study the pedigree chart of a certain family given below. It is related to Sickle-
cell anaemia.

The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is


(a) dominant X-linked (b) recessive X-linked
(c) Autosomal dominant (d) Autosomal recessive
10. Study the pedigree chart of a certain family given below and select the correct
conclusion which can be drawn for the character.

(a) The parents could not have had a normal daughter for this character
(b) The trait under study could not be colour-blindness
(c) The male parent is homozygous dominant
(d) The female parent is heterozygous

KEY :1)C 2)c 3)d 4)a 5)2 6)a 7)d 8)c 9)d 10)d

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