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Inheritance Worksheet - Answers

The document provides definitions of key genetic terms related to inheritance, including allele, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, and phenotype. It explains how to use a Punnett square to predict offspring genotypes, using the example of a mother with achondroplasia and a father without the condition. The document concludes with a probability calculation for the inheritance of achondroplasia in their child.

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Inheritance Worksheet - Answers

The document provides definitions of key genetic terms related to inheritance, including allele, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, and phenotype. It explains how to use a Punnett square to predict offspring genotypes, using the example of a mother with achondroplasia and a father without the condition. The document concludes with a probability calculation for the inheritance of achondroplasia in their child.

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Inheritance Answers

Key Word Definition

allele An alternative form of a gene.

dominant An allele that is always expressed, even if only one copy is present.

recessive An allele that is only expressed if two copies of it are present.

A genotype that has two of the same alleles. Either two dominant alleles
homozygous
or two recessive alleles.

A genotype that has two different alleles – one dominant and one
heterozygous
recessive.

genotype The combination of alleles.

phenotype The characteristic expressed because of the combination of alleles.

You inherit one allele from each parent.

Aa Aa

A a

A a

AA Aa Aa aa

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Inheritance Answers
We can use a Punnett square to show this information more clearly.

Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:

A a A a A a A a

A A A a A AA Aa

a a A a a Aa aa

Put the two alleles Put the two alleles Put the alleles from Put the alleles from
from one parent from the second the first parent the second parent
into the boxes at the parent into the into the two boxes into the two boxes
top. This parent is a boxes on the left. underneath them. to the right of
heterozygote. This This parent is also them.
means they have a heterozygote.
one dominant and
one recessive allele.

Achondroplasia is a form of dwarfism. It is caused by a dominant allele. A lady with


achondroplasia is a heterozygote and is pregnant with her first child. The child’s father does
not have achondroplasia.

Use the letter A to represent the dominant allele and the letter a to represent the recessive allele.

1. What is the genotype of the mother? Aa

2. What is the genotype of the father? aa

3. Complete the Punnet square to show the chance that the baby will inherit achondroplasia.

A a

a Aa aa

a Aa aa

4. Give the genotype of the offspring that would inherit the disorder. Aa

5. There are four possible offspring genotypes.


What is the probability that the baby will inherit achondroplasia? 50%

6. Come up with a way to record the seven key words and descriptions above that will help
you to learn them. You may choose to make flashcards or a poster, or you may come up
with a song or illustrations that will help you to recall them in an exam.
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