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Human Inheritance
Rubric
Contributed by: The State University of New York
The State Education Department, Albany, New York (NYSED)
1996 Administration

Maximum Score - 25 Points


Part 1


Question 1 Recessive Trait 1 point total

  • Allow 1 point if the student selects the recessive trait.


Question 2 - Mendel's Explanation 2 points total

  • Allow 2 points if the student uses complete sentences to explain that parents in the F1 generation both lack the trait, but must have had hidden recessive unit factor for the trait since they had offspring with the trait.
  • Allow 1 point if the student gives a correct explanation, but it is not in complete sentences.
  • No credit for an incomplete explanation even if it is written in complete sentences.

Question 3 - Family Genotype 5 points total

  • Allow 1 point fo reach correct genotype indicated (note: 2 points may be awarded for A1)
Bernie   Homozygous (pure) recessive
His mother   Heterozygous (hybrid)
His father   Heterozygous (hybrid)
A1   Homozygous (pure) dominant and heterozygous (hybrid)

Question 4 - Explanation for Genotypes in #3 4 points total

  • Allow 1 point for each of the following if they are included in the student's explanation;
  • Bernie must be pure since he shows the recessive trait.
  • Both parents must have been hybrid since they did not have the trait but passed it to Bernie.
  • A1 did not show the trait, but he may have received a dominant from both parents or a dominant from one parent and a recessive from the other.
  • Allow 1 point if all correct statements are written in complete sentences.

Part 2


Question 1 - Recessive Trait 1 point total

  • Allow 1 point if the student selects the X chromosomes.


Question 2 - X Chromosome 1 point total

  • Allow 1 point if the student selects the X chromosome.


Question 3 - Explanation of Sex Link 3 points total

  • Allow 2 points if the student indicates knowledge that there is only one x chromosome in males and this allows a single recessive allele to be expressed.
  • Allow 1 point if the student indicates only partial knowledge of the abov cause.
    ****Allow an additional 1 point if the students explanation is written in complete sentences.
  • No credit given if the explanation is incorrect even if it is written in complete sentences.


Question 4 - Code and Genotypes
Code
7 points total
3 points total

  • Allow 1 point for each of the following accounted for in their code;
    Male and female chromosome
    Trait only on the female chromosome
    Dominant and recessive form of the gene

  • Sample of code:
      ~ XN - female chromosome- non trait
      ~ Xn - female chromosome- trait
      ~ Y chromosome

    Genotypes 4 points total

    • Allow 1 point for each correctly shown genotype using their code;
      Bruce - Xn
      Bruce's father - XNY
      Bruce's mother - XNXn
      Mary - nXn


    Question 5 - Probability 2 points total

    • Allow 2 points if the student indicates a probability of 50%, _ or 0.50 for both sons and daughters.
    • Allow 1 point if the student indicates correct probability for only sons or daughters.


    Highest possible score- 25 points

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