2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

If two six-sided dice are rolled, what is the probability that the total number of spots showing is

an odd number?

A woman expressing a dominant phenotype is heterozygous (Dd) for the gene.

Draw a pedigree that illustrates the transmission of the dominant trait from the grandmother to two of her grandchildren who are first cousins.

Use the product law to calculate the probability that mating two organisms with the genotype of AaBbCcDd will produce offspring with the genotype of AA bb Cc Dd?

In a family of five children what is the probability that… All are females

In a family of five children what is the probability that… Two are males and three are females

In a family of six children, where both parents are heterozygous for albinism, what is the probability that four are normal and two are albinos?

A man, J.B., has a sister with autosomal recessive galactosemia (OMIM 230400), and his partner, S.B., has a brother with galactosemia. Galactosemia is a serious condition caused by an enzyme deficiency that prevents the metabolism of the sugar galactose. Neither J.B. nor S.B. has galactosemia, but they are concerned about the risk that a future child of theirs will have the condition. What is the probability their first child will have galactosemia?

A woman, S.R., had a maternal grandfather with hemophilia A (OMIM 306700), an X-linked recessive condition that reduces blood clotting. S.R.'s maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents are free of the condition, as are her partner, his parents, and his grandparents. S.R. has no siblings. She wants to know the chance that a son of hers will have the condition. What is that probability?

Two parents plan to have three children. What is the probability that the children will be two girls and one boy?

A 40-year-old woman whose father had Huntington disease currently shows no symptoms of the disease. She is newly pregnant with her first child and seeks your best estimate of the chance her child will inherit the disease. What is your estimate and how did you arrive at it? (Hint: See Figure 4.11)

Consider the cross AaBbCC×AABbCc.

Use the forked-line method to predict the expected ratio of offspring phenotypes.

Consider the cross AaBbCC×AABbCc.

Use a Punnett square to predict the expected ratio of offspring phenotypes.

Consider the cross AaBbCC×AABbCc.

How many different gamete genotypes can each organism produce?

A couple with European ancestry seeks genetic counseling before having children because of a history of cystic fibrosis (CF) in the husband's family. ASO testing for CF reveals that the husband is heterozygous for the Δ508 mutation and that the wife is heterozygous for the R117 mutation. You are the couple's genetic counselor. When consulting with you, they express their conviction that they are not at risk for having an affected child because they each carry different mutations and cannot have a child who is homozygous for either mutation. What would you say to them?

Determine whether the statements below are true or false. If a statement is false, provide the correct information or revise the statement to make it correct.

If a woman is heterozygous for albinism, an autosomal recessive condition that results in the absence of skin pigment, the proportion of her gametes carrying the allele that allows pigment expression is expected to be 75%.