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Week 4: Homework Assignment (inheritance of traits)

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1. As
1. As part
part of
of your
your grad
grad studies,
studies, you
you are
are investigating
investigating the
the inheritance
inheritance of
offur
furcolour
colour(blue
(blue-grey vs. golden)
vs. golden) andcolour
and eye eye colour
(green,(green,
red orred or yellow)
yellow) in
in a rare
aspecies
rare species of rat. The table below shows the results of several different genetic crosses between male and females
of rat. The table below shows the results of several different genetic crosses between male and females of this species: of this species:

Cross # Parents (P
Parents (P11)) Offspring(F(F11))
Offspring

1 eyes, golden
Green eyes, golden fur
fur ×× red
red eyes,
eyes, blue
blue fur
fur 34yellow
34 yelloweyes,
eyes,golden
goldenfur
fur

15red
15 redeyes,
eyes,golden
goldenfur
fur
2 golden fur
Red eyes, golden fur ×× red
red eyes,
eyes, blue
blue fur
fur
16red
16 redeyes,
eyes,blue
bluefur
fur
28
28green
greeneyes,
eyes,golden
goldenfur
fur
3 Green eyes,
eyes, golden
golden fur
fur ×× green
green eyes,
eyes, golden
golden fur
fur
99green
greeneyes,
eyes,blue
bluefur
fur
18
18yellow
yelloweyes,
eyes,blue
bluefur
fur
4 Red eyes, blue
blue fur
fur ×× yellow
yellow eyes,
eyes, blue
blue fur
fur 16
16red
redeyes,
eyes,blue
bluefur
fur

Assume
Assume that
that these
these traits
traits are
are influenced
influenced by
by two
two different
different genes,
genes, and
and that
thatfor
foreach
eachgene
genethere
thereexist
existtwo
twoalleles.
alleles.

a.
a. Define
Define the
the symbols
symbols or
or letters
letters you
you will
will use
use to
to [Insert your answer here]
represent these alleles (2 marks):
represent these alleles (2 marks):

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b. Inheritance of eye colour (4 marks):
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Step 1.Biol
State121
your – not for (e.g.,
hypothesis resale“allele 1 is
b. dominant
Inheritance to allele(42”).
of eye colour marks): [Insert your answer here]
Step
Step 2.
1. Select one of
State your the crosses
hypothesis above,
(e.g., and1 assign
“allele is
genotypes to the
dominant to allele 2”).parents based on your
statedone
Step 2. Select hypothesis.
of the crosses above, and assign
Step 3. Based on
genotypes thetogenotypes
the parentsyoubased
have on
assigned,
your
make a prediction
stated hypothesis. regarding the offspring
genotypes
Step 3. Based on theand phenotypes
genotypes you resulting from
have assigned,
that specific cross.
make a prediction regarding the offspring
Step 4. Do your prediction
genotypes match theresulting
and phenotypes observations
from
in the table? What
that specific cross. conclusions can you
make
Step 4. Do yourregarding
prediction the dominance
match the observations
relationship between the allelescan
in the table? What conclusions in you
question?
make regarding the dominance back it
Make a statement, and
up by referring
relationship to the data.
between the alleles in
question? Make a statement, and back it
up by referring to the data.

c. Inheritance of fur colour (4 marks): [Insert your answer here]

Step 1. State your hypothesis (e.g., “allele 1 is
c. Inheritancedominant to allele
of fur colour (42”).
marks):
Step 2. Select one of the crosses
Step 1. State your hypothesis (e.g., above, and1 assign
“allele is
genotypes to the parents
dominant to allele 2”). based on your
statedone
Step 2. Select hypothesis.
of the crosses above, and assign
Step 3. Based on
genotypes thetogenotypes
the parentsyoubased
have on
assigned,
your
make a prediction regarding the offspring
stated hypothesis.
genotypes
Step 3. Based on theand phenotypes
genotypes you resulting from
have assigned,
that specific cross.
make a prediction regarding the offspring
Step 4. Do your prediction match the observations
genotypes and phenotypes resulting from
in the table? What conclusions can you
that specific cross.
make regarding the dominance
Step 4. Do your prediction match the observations
relationship between the alleles in
in the table? What conclusions can you
question? Make a statement, and back it
make regarding the dominance
up by referring to the data.
relationship between the alleles in
question? Make a statement, and back it
up by referring to the data.

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2. on youron
Based answer to question
your answer assign
to question genotypes
1, assign to thetofollowing
genotypes individuals:
the following individuals:
2. Based
(4 marks) on your answer to question 1, assign genotypes to the following individuals:
(4 marks)
(4 marks)
Cross #Cross # Individuals
Individuals [Insert your answers below]
Genotype(s)
Genotype(s)
Cross # Individuals Genotype(s)
1 1 Green-eyes, goldengolden
Green-eyes, fur parent (P1) (P1)
fur parent
1 Green-eyes, golden fur parent (P1)
2 2 Red-eyes, goldengolden
Red-eyes, fur offspring (F1) (F1)
fur offspring
2 Red-eyes, golden fur offspring (F1)
3 3 Green-eyes,
Green-eyes, blue furblue fur offspring
offspring (F1) (F1)
3 Green-eyes, blue fur offspring (F1)
4 4 Yellow-eyes,
Yellow-eyes, blue furblue fur parent
parent (P1) (P1)
4 Yellow-eyes, blue fur parent (P1)
3. You3.takeYou
twotake two F1 offspring
F1 offspring (a male(aand
malefemale)
and female) [Insert your answer here]
from from
3. cross
You#1,cross
takeand #1,
two and cross
F1 offspring
cross them together to
(a maletoand female)
them together
produceproduce
from 2
an #1,
an Fcross F2 generation.
and
generation. cross
What Assuming
them that
together
proportion alleles
of to
offspringfor the two
produce
would an genes
you assort
F2expect
generation. independently,
to get What proportion
for each whatof
proportion
offspring of offspring
wouldShow would
you expect you
towork. expect
get for each to get
combination of traits? all your
for each combination of traits? Show
combination of traits? Show all your work. all your
(4 marks)
work.
(4 marks)
(4 marks)

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