SHARJAH INDIAN SCHOOL
Problems in Genetics
1. A cross was carried out between a pea plant heterozygous for round and yellow
seeds with a pea plant having green and wrinkled seeds.
a. Show the cross in a Punnett square
b. Write the genotype of the progeny of this cross
c. What is the cross known as? State the purpose of conducting such a cross
2. A homozygous tall pea plant with green seeds is crossed with a dwarf .
pea plant with Yellow seeds.
a. What would be the genotype and phenotype of F1?
b. Work out the phenotypic ratio of F2 generation with the help of a Punnett
square
3. A dihybrid heterozygous round, yellow seeded garden pea (Pisum sativum) was
Crossed with a double recessive plant.
a. What type of cross is this?
b. Work out the genotype and phenotype of the progeny.
4. When pink colour flower bearing snapdragon plant was selfed, it was found
that 369 plants were having red coloured flowers. What would be the
number of pink flower bearing plants and white flower bearing plants? Show
with the help of Punnett square. Identity the principle of inheritance
involved in this experiment
5 . What can be possible blood groups in children of the couple who are
heterozygous A and heterozygous B for blood group
6. A smooth seeded & red – flowered pea plant (SsRr) is crossed with
smooth seeded & white flowered pea plant (Ssrr). Determine the phenotypic
& genotypic ratio in f1 progeny?
7. The ability curl your tongue up on the sides (T, tongue rolling) is dominant to not
being able to roll your tongue. A woman who can roll her tongue marries a man
who cannot. Their first child has his father’s phenotype.
a) What is the genotype of father and mother?
b) Using a punnett square show the genotype of the first child.
c) The first child marries someone who can roll her tongue. None of their children
have the ability to roll their tongue. Is this possible. Explain using the appropriate
law.
8. In certain mammals erect ears are dominant over drooping ears. In a cross
between the two types, out of the four offspring produced in F1 generation three
had erect ears and one had drooping ear, what were the genotypes of the parents?
You may represent dominant gene as E.
9. In rabbits the gene for grey fur (G) is dominant over black fur(g)in a litter ,if
50%rabbits are grey then find out the possible parental cross combination?
10. Awoman with blood group O has a child with blood group O.She claims that a
man with blood group A is the father of her childWhat would be the genotype of
father,if her claim is right?
11. In one family each of four children has a different blood group.Their mother is
GROUP A and father is GROUP B .Work out the cross along with the genotgype.
12. A couple having two sons out of this one having O blood group & another
having A blood group.What is the probable blood group of the couple?
13. What will be the probable blood group of parents have sequencely A & AB
blood group children?
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