Question
1.Is it possible for a female carrier to have a daughter who has hemophilia? Explain your answer using terms such as sex-linked inheritance, sex-linked genes, dominant, recessive, and X and Y chromosomes.
2. Choose a specific trait such as eye color, and explain the meaning of homologous chromosomes.
3. How does the process of meiosis produce new combinations of genes? Why is this important?
4. Describe one type of condition where a person is born with an abnormal number of chromosomes.
5. Examine the cross between a black-coated Labrador and a chocolate-coated Labrador as is shown on page 102 of your text. Using correct biological terms explain how 50% of the offspring have the probability of being chocolate-coated.
