4(b) INHERITANCE · EXAM QUESTIONS

4.21B Codominance

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  1. 01ExplainShort answer2 marks

    4.21B Codominance

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    Explain what is meant by codominance.

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  2. 02WhichMultiple choice1 mark

    4.21B Codominance

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    Which blood group shows codominance?

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    Choose one answer

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  3. 03ExplainShort answer3 marks

    4.21B Codominance

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    In some flowers, red (CR CR) and white (CW CW) are codominant. Explain the phenotype of a CR CW plant.

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  4. 04GiveShort answer2 marks

    4.21B Codominance

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    Give the genotypes of the offspring from a cross between two CR CW plants and give the ratio of phenotypes.

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  5. 05ExplainShort answer2 marks

    4.21B Codominance

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    Explain why a person with blood group O has genotype IO IO.

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  6. 06PredictShort answer2 marks

    4.21B Codominance

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    Predict the possible blood groups of children of an AB parent and an O parent.

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  7. 07ExplainShort answer2 marks

    4.21B Codominance

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    Explain why codominant inheritance means the genotype can be read from the phenotype.

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  8. 08StateShort answer1 mark

    4.21B Codominance

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    State the three alleles for the ABO blood group gene.

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