UNIT 8: Genetics

DAYSHEET 89: Introduction to Genetic Diseases

Name _____________________________________

Biology I
Date: __________

Bellringer: Hammer out the Word Problem

Shark teeth come in two different sizes, long and short. Long teeth (T) are dominant to short teeth (t). A
heterozygous male shark (Tt) is crossed with a homozygous dominant (TT) female shark. A Punnett Square has
already been completed for you.
T

TT

Tt

TT

Tt

1. What is the male sharks genotype? __________________________

2. What is the female sharks genotype? ________________________
3. What is the male sharks phenotype? _________________________
4. What is the female sharks phenotype? ________________________
5. List all the possible genotypes of the offspring. ___________________________
6. List all the possible phenotypes of the offspring. __________________________
7. What is the genotypic ratio? ______________________
8. What is the phenotypic ratio? _____________________
9. What is the probability of an offspring having long teeth? __________________
10. What is the probability of an offspring having short teeth? __________________

Activity 1: Genetic Diseases Jigsaw

Biology Objective / Essential Question:
Main Ideas /
Questions:

Notes:
1. Name of Disease: _____________________________________________

1.
Symptoms: ____________________________________________________
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Is the disease dominant or recessive? ______________________________
Treatment: ____________________________________________________
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2.
2. Name of Disease: _____________________________________________
Symptoms: ____________________________________________________
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Is the disease dominant or recessive? ______________________________
Treatment: ___________________________________________________
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3.
3. Name of Disease: _____________________________________________
Symptoms: ____________________________________________________
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Is the disease dominant or recessive? ______________________________
Treatment: ____________________________________________________
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Main Ideas /
Questions:

Notes:
4. Name of Disease: _____________________________________________

4.
Symptoms: ____________________________________________________
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Is the disease dominant or recessive? ______________________________
Treatment: ____________________________________________________
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5.

5. Name of Disease: _____________________________________________

Symptoms: ____________________________________________________
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Is the disease dominant or recessive? ______________________________
Treatment: ____________________________________________________
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6.

6. Name of Disease: _____________________________________________

Symptoms: ____________________________________________________
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Is the disease dominant or recessive? ______________________________
Treatment:____________________________________________________
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Activity 2: More Practice with Punnett Squares

1. Circle the correct form of inheritance for each of the following disease:
Huntingtons Disease: Dominant / Recessive
Cystic Fibrosis(CF): Dominant / Recessive
Tay-Sachs: Dominant / Recessive
Phenylketonuria (PKU): Dominant / Recessive
Achondroplasia (Dwarfism): Dominant / Recessive
2. A man who is a carrier (heterozygous) for Huntingtons disease has a child with a normal woman.
What is the probability (%) their child will have Huntingtons disease?
Key: _____ = Huntingtons

_____ = Normal

Parents: _______ x ________

Answer:

3. A man who is homozygous dominant for Huntingtons disease has a child with a normal woman.
What is the probability (%) their child will have Huntingtons disease?
Key: _____ = Huntingtons

_____ = Normal

Answer:

Parents: _______ x ________

4. A man and a woman are both carriers (heterozygous) for cystic fibrosis (CF). Their first child has
cystic fibrosis. What is the likelihood (%) their next child will have CF?
Key: _____ = Normal

_____ = Cystic Fibrosis

Parents: _______ x ________

Answer:

5. A homozygous dominant woman marries a man with cystic fibrosis (CF). What is the expected ratio
of children with cystic fibrosis to normal children in their family?
Key: _____ = Normal

_____ = Cystic Fibrosis

Parents: _______ x ________

Answer:

6. A homozygous dominant man marries a woman with Tay-Sachs. What is the probability (%) their
child will be a carrier (heterozygous) for Tay-Sachs?
Key: _____ = Normal

_____ = Tay-Sachs

Answer:

Parents: _______ x ________

HW91: Genetic Diseases and Punnett Squares

Biology I

Name: ___________________________

Date: ____________________

Directions: Answer each of the questions below using a Punnett Square!

1. Study the picture of the family below. The child in the picture is an albino, but neither of his parents have
this disorder called albinism. Albinism is a recessive disorder that affects the pigmentation of the skin.

How is it possible for two unaffected parents to have a child with albinism?

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2. Shaquille ONeal is 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall. His mother is only is only 5 ft 11 in tall, and

his father is 6 ft 1 in tall. How was it possible for this couple to produce a child who is so
tall?
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3. Demark and Jaysha have four children. All of their children are girls. Demark and Jaysha are
once again pregnant. What is the likelihood that their next child will be a boy?
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