CLASS – X BIOLOGY WORKSHEET ON HEREDITY
Q.1 Greater variations are produced during ……………… reproduction which helps in the …………of a species.
Q.2 Each human trait can be influenced by both ……………………. & ………………………….DNA.
Q.3 Identify the recessive trait of Pea from the following : Purple flowers, Green seed, Yellow pod, Round
seed, Dwarf height, white flower., wrinkled seed.
Q.4 Justify with an example that two organisms having same phenotype can have different genotypes for
the same trait ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Q.5 Write a monohybrid cross between a round seeded pea plant and a wrinkled seeded pea plant
Parents ……………………….. x ………………………….
Gametes …………………………… ……………………………..
F 1 generation ……………………………
Selfing ………………………….. x ……………………………..
F 2 generation
PHENOTYPE RATIO ……………………………………….
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GENOTYPE RATIO ……………………………………….
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Q.6 What is a gene ?
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Q.7 What is an inherited trait ? Name any 3 inherited traits which show variations.
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Q.8 All plants in the F1 generation in a cross in sweet pea bear purple flowers. Which law of Genetics can
be deduced from this observation ?
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Q.9 A male can produce two types of sperms, those having X chromosome and those having Y
chromosome. Which law of Genetics can be deduced from this observation ?
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Q.10 Explain the process of sex determination in humans
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FLOWCHART-
PARENTS- ……. X ……..
(Purple) (White)
GAMETES-
F 1 GENERATION ……………… (Purple)
SELFING ………… X ……………
GAMETES
F 2 GENERATION
PHENOTYPE RATIO-
GENOTYPE RATIO-
Q.11. What percentage of O blood group offsprings would be produced upon crossing a heterozygous A
with a Heterozygous B blood group parent ?
Q.12 What percentage of B blood group offsprings would be produced upon crossing an AB blood group
parent with a Heterozygous B parent ?
Q.13 What is the gamete combinations formed by the parents having genotype : PpRR and PpRr.
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Q.14. Write a dihybrid cross between a tall pea plant with yellow pod and a dwarf pea plant with a green
pod.
