Pedigree practice
- Interactive activity
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See the pedugree
at right showing cystic fibrosis inheritance. The individual labeled "4" in generation III is
- a healthy male.
- a healthy female.
- a male with cystic fibrosis.
- a female with cystic fibrosis.
- one of the parents.
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In this pedigree, the shaded individuals are homozygous recessive. What is the genotype of individual B?
- heterozygous
- homozygous recessive
- homozygous dominant
- none of the above
- can not tell from the diagram
- What is the genotype of individual E?
- heterozygous
- homozygous recessive
- homozygous dominant
- none of the above
- can not tell from the diagram
- If E married an individual who is homozygous recessive, what is the probability that their first child will be homozygous recessive?
- 1/8
- 1/4
- 1/2
- 1
- 0