27 Jun BIO 156 Lab 7 Assignment
Question
Procedures
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A
Determine the various characters expressed in your phenotype.
Record whether the student is positive or negative for the following traits.
(Note: For blood type, record the student’s blood type instead of whether the
student possesses the trait.) These results are the phenotypes. Blood type: A,
B, or O (Record blood type.)
Widow’s peak
Free ear lobes
Tongue rolling
Hitchhiker’s thumb
Left thumb dominance
Little finger bend
PTC taster
Mid-digit hair
Facial dimples
Freckles
Cleft chin
B
List the possible genotype/s for each trait from Part A.
C
Select three traits to investigate further. Record whether the parents also
possess the traits or not. Then, create Punnett squares to see what the
possible genotypes and phenotypes would be for the trait in children born to
the student’s parents. For example, if the student has a widow’s peak, it is a
dominant trait. The student’s Mom also has a widow’s peak, but the student’s
Dad does not. Knowing that the absence of a widow’s peak is recessive, the
student’s Dad’s genotype must be ww. Since a widow’s peak is a dominant
trait, the student’s Mom’s genotypes could be Ww or WW. Therefore to
determine possible presence of a widow’s peak in the children, the student
will create two Punnett squares – one with a cross of ww x WW and a second
with a cross of ww and Ww. Record the results in the form of a ratio or
percent chance of the trait being present in children with each cross.
D
Create a karyotype of an unknown individual’s chromosomes presented by
clicking on the activity below. Be sure to record the case number provided as
it will be needed later. If the image does not load properly or the
chromosomes are difficult to match due to the size, please click on the link
at the top of the activity and print off the chromosomes. To construct the
karyotype, observe the chromosomes for similarities and match them by
pairs of two. Drag the first two chromosomes that match into the first
window. When constructing karyotypes, the homologous chromosomes
should begin with the largest chromosome pair in the first window. Place
subsequent pairs in the windows according to the next largest size. There
should be a total of 22 pairs of matching chromosomes; the twenty-third pair
of chromosomes determines the sex of the individual. If using printed
chromosomes, each chromosome should be cut out and then matched with
the corresponding chromosome. The chromosome pairs should be taped or
glued to a clean sheet of 8 x 11 inch printer paper, with pairs arranged
from largest to smallest. Once the karyotype is constructed, identify the sex
of the individual, as well as the chromosomal disorder they have. Note: Not
all individuals will have a chromosomal disorder.
E
Create a Punnett square that determines the probability of male offspring
having hemophilia when the father has hemophilia (Y Xh) and the mother is
a carrier (XH Xh). Record the results.
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LAB 7
List whether the student was positive or negative for each characteristic and
include whether the characteristic is dominant or recessive. (6 points)
Blood type
Widow’s peak
Free ear lobes
Tongue rolling
Hitchhiker’s thumb
Left thumb dominance
Little finger bend
PTC taster
Mid-digit hair
Facial dimples
Freckles
Cleft chin
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a
Can the student tell from the blood type if the student is heterozygous or
homozygous? Explain. (5 points)
Select a trait of interest.
What is the trait? (1 point)
b What is the phenotype for the trait? Is this the dominant or recessive allele
for the trait? (2 points)
c
What are the possible genotypes for the parents? (2 points)
d Include the results of one Punnett square, showing a possible combination
between alleles for the trait from the parents by filling in the genotypes
according to the numbers in the square, below.
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Based on the cross, what percent of children born to the parents would
express the trait? (1 point)
4 Create a Punnett square to determine the possibility of a couple having a
color-blind child if the mother has the recessive trait on one X and the father
is color-blind. HINT: Use Xb to indicate an X with the color-blindness trait.
How many female offspring will be color-blind? How many male offspring?
(5 points)
5 What was the group number of the student’s karyotype? What was the result
of the student’s karyotype? (Include the sex and the chromosomal disorder, if
applicable. If there was no chromosomal disorder, the student must state that
the individual was normal.) (5 points)
6 Give an example of a situation in which it is important to create a karyotype
for an individual. Explain. (5 points)
7 Genetically speaking, why is it important not to mate with a close relative?
Explain. (5 points)
8 Does a karyotype tell all of a person’s genetic characteristics? Explain. (5
points)
9 Why is a photograph of cells in metaphase utilized when constructing a
karyotype? (5 points)
10 What does it mean to be a carrier of a genetic defective characteristic? When
might it be important to know if one is a carrier? (5 points)
11 From the hemophilia procedure: (4 points)
a What were the possible genotypes of the offspring?
b What is the probability of males having hemophilia?
c How many females would have hemophilia?
d How many carriers would there be?
12 Explain why more males tend to suffer from X-linked disorders than
females. (5 points)
13 The student has a friend that knows the student is taking biology, and she is
confused about her blood type. Her blood type is O, but her dad is A and her
mother is B. She asks the student if it is possible for her parents to have a
child that is O. Explain the answer to her. (5 points)
14 In a flower garden, the gardener has purple and white pansies. He notices
that a new pansy has sprouted. When it finally flowers, the pansy is
lavender. Explain how this happened. (5 points)
15 With a botanist friend’s help, the gardener decides to cross the lavender
pansy with the white pansy. Will this result in any purple pansies? Explain.
(5 points)
16 (Application) How might the information gained from this lab pertaining to
human genetics be useful to a student enrolled in a healthcare related
profession? (20 points)
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