D'Glester Hardunkichud
Hingle McCringleBerry
DaVoin Showerhandle
Torque Lewith
100


A whiptail’s ability to roll his tail is a dominant trait determined by a pair of alleles. R is the dominant allele and r is the recessive allele. If a whiptail is a tail-roller, what do you know for sure about his genotype?

RR or Rr

100

In whiptails, fire breathing (F) is dominant to non-fire breathing (f), straight wings (W) are dominant to curly wings (w). 

If a whiptail’s genotype is (Ww, Ff), which of these whiptails could it be?

Whiptail Abby

100

Which combination of gametes can these parents produce that would combine to create a curly-winged, fire breathing, dark gray whiptail baby? 

Dad (w,f,g)  Mom (w, F, G)

100

What do you know about the genotype of the offspring with 2-inch limbs?


All are Ll

200

A gene provides information for which of the following?

The structure and function of a protein?

200

In whiptails, fire breathing (F) is dominant to non-fire breathing (f), straight wings (W) are dominant to curly wings (w). 

If the whiptail’s genotype is (ww, ff), which whiptail could it be? 

Dolores

200

Which combination of gametes can these parents produce that would combine to create a straight-winged, fire-breathing, light gray whiptail baby?

Dad (W,f,g)   Mom  (w,F,g)

200

Two whiptails with 2-inch limbs had a litter of 20 babies. What can you say for sure about the offspring? 

Offspring will be a mix of 1,2, and 3 inch limbs

300

The scale color of whiptails often resembles the scale color of their parents. Which of the following is passed down from parents to children?


Genetic instructions for the proteins that make the scale color.

300

In whiptails, unicorn horns are a recessive trait. U is the dominant allele, and u is the recessive allele. You breed a mother whiptail (uu) with a unicorn horn to a father whiptail without a unicorn horn. Some of the offspring are born with unicorn horns.

What is the genotype of the father? 

Uu

300

Whiptails love to eat peas. In garden peas, white flowers are recessive to purple flowers. Suppose we use P for the dominant allele and p for the recessive allele, what is the genotype of a plant with white flowers?


pp

300

A whiptail breeder was not sure if his male dark gray whiptail was GG or Gg. He bred the dark gray male with a light gray female who he knew was gg. Some of the offspring were dark gray and some were light gray. 

What does the breeder now know about his male whiptail?

The male is Gg

400

What happens if the shape of a protein changes?

It may have a different function

400

Which student do you agree with the most?

Jess

400

Which Gametes could she produce?

Gametes 1,3,4

400

Which male whiptail would be best to breed her with?

Male 1

500

A whiptail has two different versions of the same protein. Which of the following is correct about the proteins?

 The proteins have identical shapes.

 The proteins have identical functions.

 The proteins may have different shapes but their functions are identical.

 The proteins may have different shapes, so their functions may be different.

The proteins may have different shapes, so their functions may be different. 

500

What type of ears will the offspring have?

Only female offspring will have earflaps. 

500

Which Gametes could he produce?

Gametes 2 and 3

500

You breed Round fin Ron with Square fin Sue and all the offspring have square fins. Then, you breed Square fin Sue with Pointed fin Pete. Half those babies have square fins and half have pointed fins. Which of the following is true about the tail fin trait?

Square most dominate, round most recessive