Non-Mendelian Inheritance Webquest
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Task 1: Non-Mendelian Inheritance Video
Use any link below to watch the Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, Epistasis, and Polygenic Traits video by the Amoeba Sisters.
As you watch, answer the following questions. Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJHGfbW55l0&t=282s
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/y34ygzfv
1. What regular Mendelian rule do non-Mendelian traits break? Having a dominant allele.
2. What is incomplete dominance and what phenotype does it result in? It is when both alleles of a gene are partially shown, the
phenotype will be a mix of both.
3. What is codominance and what phenotype does it result in? none of the alleles are dominant nor recessive, it shows both of the
alleles in the phenotype.
4. What does polygenic mean? When a trait is determined by 2 or more genes.
5. What trait mentioned in the video is a polygenic trait?
6. What is epistasis? When one or more genes modifies another gene
7. What 3 genotypes mentioned in the video result in an albino llama?
8. Complete the Punnett Square to show Incomplete Dominance in snapdragons.
What is the phenotype of the offspring? Red
R = red
r = white
9. Complete the Punnett Square to show Codominance in chickens.
What is the phenotype of the offspring? Black and white.
B = black
W = white
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Task 2: Heredity in Deer Mice Virtual Lab
Use any link below to access the Heredity virtual lab on the Connected Bio website.
Full URL: https://short.concord.org/lm9 Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/4my2aeef
Click on the red “Heredity” button on the upper left of the screen. Read the screens for directions on how to use this interactive lab and
explore the interactive before beginning to collect data. In this activity you will breed six pairs of deer mice and record data into the data
tables below. Tips: Make sure that after you choose the pair to breed, you click on “inspect gametes” at the bottom of the screen to see
the genotypes of the parents before breeding. Also, you will not get the same percentages as your classmates because of this lab’s
algorithms and the randomness of litter sizes of the deer mice.
Breed 1x Breed 25x Breed 50x
Pair 1
Phenotype Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes %
s Ratio Ratio Ratio
Medium Brown x
Dark R*D R*D 60 Dark R*D R*D 45 Dark R*D R*D 45
Dark Brown
Medium R*D R*L 40 Medium R*D R*L 55 Medium R*D R*L 55
Light Light Light
Breed 1x Breed 25x Breed 50x
Pair 2 Phenotype Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes %
s Ratio Ratio Ratio
Light Brown x Dark Dark Dark
Dark Brown Medium R*D R*L 100 Medium R*D R*L 100 Medium R*D R*L 100
Light Light Light
Breed 1x Breed 25x Breed 50x
Pair 3 Phenotype Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes %
s Ratio Ratio Ratio
Light Brown x Light Dark Dark Dark
Brown Medium Medium Medium
Light R*L R*D 100 Light R*L R*D 100 Light R*L R*D 100
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Breed 1x Breed 25x Breed 50x
Pair 4 Phenotype Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes %
s Ratio Ratio Ratio
Dark Brown x Dark R*D R*D 100 Dark R*D R*D 100 Dark R*D R*D 100
Dark Brown Medium Medium Medium
Light Light Light
Breed 1x Breed 25x Breed 50x
Pair 5 Phenotype Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes %
s Ratio Ratio Ratio
Medium Brown x Dark R*D R*D 33 Dark R*D R*D 23 Dark R*D R*D 23
Medium Brown Medium R*D R*L 33 Medium R*D R*L 29 Medium R*D R*L 29
Light R*L R*D 33 Light R*L R*D 47 Light R*L R*D 47
Breed 1x Breed 25x Breed 50x
Pair 6 Phenotype Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes % Phenotypes Genotypes %
s Ratio Ratio Ratio
Light Brown x Medium Dark Dark Dark
Brown Medium Medium R*D R*L 55 Medium R*D R*L 54
Light R*L R*D 100 Light R*L R*D 45 Light R*L R*D 46
1. What did you notice about the percent ratios as more litters were created? They have big changes after the first breeding.
2. Which pair of mice had the greatest phenotypic diversity in their offspring? Pair 5
3. Why do you think the pair you chose in the previous question has the greatest phenotypic diversity in their offspring? They have all 3
different colors of mice.
4. Does this activity show incomplete dominance, complete dominance, or codominance? Explain yes
Task 3: Practicing Codominant and Incomplete Dominant Monohybrid Crosses
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Use any link below to watch the Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, and Punnett Squares video by Moo Moo Math and Science. As
you watch, take notes. Then, complete the following monohybrid crosses.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzBxEWZTWNo
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/y4bn7kzu
1. Snapdragons are a type of flower that can be white, red, or pink. Red (RR) x White (WW) = Pink (RW)
a. What type of dominance occurs in a pink heterozygous snapdragon? Incomplete dominance
b. Complete the Punnett square to cross a red snapdragon with a pink snap dragon. List the possible
genotypes, phenotypes, and percent ratios that result in this cross in the space below.
2. A chicken with black feathers is bred with a chicken with white feathers. The offspring is speckled with both
white and black feathers.
a. What type of dominance is occurring in the offspring? Codominance
c. Complete a Punnett square to cross a speckled chicken with white chicken. List the possible genotypes,
phenotypes, and percent ratios that result in this cross in the space below.
3. Complete a Punnett square for two dark colored deer mice (the same mice you encountered in Task 2).
a. What type of dominance occurs in medium-colored deer mice? Complete dominance
b. Why are all the offspring the same color? Explain. Because they are complete dominant
4. Cows can have red fur, white fur, or both red and white colored of fur (called roan)
Red (RR) x White (WW) = Roan (RW)
a. What type of dominance occurs in a roan cow? Codominance
d. Complete a Punnett square to cross a white cow with a red cow. List the possible genotypes, phenotypes,
and percent ratios that result in this cross in the space below.
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