Two students performed an experiment to illustrate inheritance. They each made a 'spinner' similar to the one shown in [Figure 2.1]. A result is recorded when a disc is spun and stops with one side nearest the surface.
- (a)Complete Table 2.1, to show the expected results if the two students spin their discs, at the same time, on 80 separate occasions. Table 2.1: | combination of letters on each occasion | number of times each combination of letters is recorded |. | A and A | 20 |. | A and a | |. | a and a | |.[1]
- (b)Suggest two reasons why the results they obtained may have been different from the expected results.[2]
- (c)(i)Suggest the feature or stage in the process of inheritance represented by each of the following: (i) the students[1]
- (c)(ii)Suggest the feature or stage in the process of inheritance represented by each of the following: (ii) the spinning of the disc[1]
- (c)(iii)Suggest the feature or stage in the process of inheritance represented by each of the following: (iii) the letters on the disc[1]
- (d)Describe how the students could modify their spinners and use them to illustrate the possible inheritance of blood groups by children of a father who has codominant blood group alleles and a mother who is heterozygous for blood group A.[5]
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Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] A and a 40
- a and a 20
- [2] expected are theoretical or statistical/spinning is random or due to chance ;
- Ig wind/force of spin
- A 'it' is random
- disc poorly made/toothpick doesn't pass through middle/AW;
- error in counting ;
- [3] (i) parents (cells)/genotypes/gonads or both named ;
- [3] (ii) meiosis/reduction division/gamete (formation)/fertilisation ;
- [3] (iii) genes/alleles/chromosomes/gametes ;
- R genotype
- [5] Correct alleles, A, B and O (with or without I);
- one disc with A and B and one disc with A and O;
- each disc with correct numbers of alleles, i.e. 3 for discs given in question ;
- representing father and mother ;
- spin several/many times;
- results recorded/counted ;
- e.c.f. with letters used in point 1
- R if either parent has wrong alleles
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