Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Monohybrid inheritance

Monohybrid inheritance — practice question

A researcher examined genetic variation in fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster. Fruit fly bodies may be black or yellow. Yellow body colour is a recessive characteristic in fruit flies.
(a)[1]

Predict the offspring phenotypes and the phenotypic ratio for this cross.

(b)[5]

Draw a genetic diagram to account for the outcome of this cross. Use the letter B for the allele for black body colour and the letter b for the allele for yellow body colour.

(c(i))[1]

State one feature that is found in all arthropods but not in vertebrates.

(c(ii))[1]

C. caeca is a crustacean, whereas D. melanogaster is an insect. State one morphological feature of C. caeca that identifies it as a crustacean rather than an insect.

(d(i))[3]

Explain the mechanism by which the allele for albinism has become common in recent generations in populations of C. caeca.

(d(ii))[2]

State two factors that may cause mutations.

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