Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Monohybrid inheritance

Monohybrid inheritance — practice question

Fig. 8.1 shows a photograph of a human eye. Eyelash length is a human characteristic that is controlled by one gene. People may have short eyelashes or long eyelashes. The allele for long eyelashes is shown by the letter E. The allele for short eyelashes is shown by the letter e. The genotype of a male was ee. The genotype of a female was Ee.
(a(i))[1]

State the name given to structure S in Fig. 8.1.

(a(ii))[1]

State the role of structure T in Fig. 8.1.

(b(i))[2]

Describe what the term gene means.

(b(ii))[1]

Suggest one reason why eyelash length in humans might be an example of discontinuous variation.

(c(i))[2]

Place ticks (✓) in the boxes in Table 8.1 so that the correct descriptions for these genotypes are shown.

(c(ii))[3]

Complete the Punnett square to show: the gametes of the male and the female; the possible genotypes of the offspring from this cross; the ratio of long eyelashes to short eyelashes in the offspring from this cross. State the ratio of long eyelashes to short eyelashes in the offspring.

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