Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Passage of information from parents to offspring

Passage of information from parents to offspring — practice question

In humans, a rare recessive allele that is sex-linked causes the iris in the eye to change shape. This disorder is called cleft iris (CI).
(a)[2]

Explain what the term sex linkage means.

(b)[5]

With appropriate symbols, finish the genetic diagram below. Key to symbols: recessive allele; dominant allele. Parental phenotypes: male with CI $\times$ normal female. Fill in the parental genotypes, gametes, offspring genotypes and offspring phenotypes.

(c)[1]

A woman who is heterozygous for CI is pregnant with a man who has a normal iris. State the probability that their child will have CI.

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