4 - 1 Which mode of inheritance results in both alleles being detected equally in the heterozygous phenotype? A) complete dominance B) incomplete dominance C) codominance D) epistasis E) incomplete penetrance

Q: How can epistasis explain incomplete penetrance?

A: Penetrance in genetic terms refers to the ratio of individuals that carry a specific allele of a…

Q: Which of the eight parents are definitely heterozygous for Type O Allele?

A: ABO blood grouping is a type of multiple allelism. The different type of alleles are -  Type A (IA)…

Q: What is a varicosity

A: Varicosity is a dilated vein that mostly develops in legs.  The role of our veins is  to carry blood…

Q: What are the distinguishing features of incomplete dominance?

A: The experiments of George Mendel with pea plants suggested 3 distinct feature: Two alleles or units…

Q: What is incomplete dominance?

A: The genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the study of genes, genetic variation and…

Q: A husband and wife have normal vision, although both of theirfathers are red–green color-blind,…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three subparts for…

Q: What is the most likely mode of inheritance for the attached pedigree?

A: Pedigree analysis is the process by which we can clearly analyse and observe the mode of inheritance…

Q: What is epistasis? What is the difference between dominant epistasis and recessive epistasis?

A: Genetics entails a phenomena, epistasis wherein the impact of a gene mutation depends on the absence…

Q: How would the genotypic and phenotypic ratios be affected if the mode of inheritance is a.…

A: Inheritance is the passage of genetic traits from one generation to another.

Q: What is complete dominance?

A: Complete dominance: usually in maximum cases the diploid organisms carry 2 alleles of a gene. When…

Q: what is Nullisomy?

A: Each cell in the body contains the 23 pairs of chromosome or total of 46 chromosome, half of which…

Q: If a pure breeding(homozygous) black(dominant), longhaired (recessive) cat is made of pure breeding…

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Q: Could you please explain the difference between Incomplete Penetrance, Incomplete Dominance, and…

A: Penetrance refers to the proportion of people with a particular genetic change (such as a mutation…

Q: What is non Mendelian inheritance?

A: DNA is the universal genetic material. Genes located in nuclear chromosomes follow Mendelian…

Q: What must be the genotypes of the parents of a colorblind daughter? Explain. If number 13 marries a…

A: Answer: COLOURBLIND is a X-linked disorder which can be transferred from parents to progeny , the…

Q: what are the reasons for the occurence of codominance and incomplete dominance traits?

A: Codominance is a term that refers to the link between two variants of a gene. Individuals inherit…

Q: Are the children in generation IV likely to be carriers for the allele that causes albinism?

A: The alleles are generally of dominant and recessive type and some other forms like codominant and…

Q: What are the 3 non Mendelian inheritance?

A: Most of the genes of the multi-cellular species follow a Mendelian pattern of inheritance but many…

Q: How do examples of pleiotropy and epistasis differ in terms of the minimum number of loci required?

A: Various genes can interact with each other and differ from the normal Mendelian behavior. Pleiotropy…

Q: What is the concept of dominance?

A: Dominance is the power and influence over the others. In genetics, it is the process of one allele…

Q: What causes nondisjunction?

A: Chromosome is the package of densely packed chromatin fibres with DNA and histone proteins. In…

Q: What is the difference between extrachromosomal and delayed chromosomal inheritance?

A: Usually the genes are the hereditary units of life. The genes are present in the nucleus and from…

Q: If the cow that is heterozygous for citrullinemia is inseminated by bull that is homozygous…

A: Citrullinemia is an example of autosomal recessive disorder. It is a disorder of urea cycle that…

Q: An unaffected woman, who is heterozygous for an X-linked allele causing Duchenne muscular dystrophy,…

A: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease which is inherited in a X-linked recessive manner.…

Q: Identify the modes of inheritance for each pedigree: 2 II 3 6 II 8 10 IV 4 II III 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9…

A: Inheritance pattern is a type of pattern which determines how traits are transmitted from one…

Q: What are polygenic inheritence?

A: Gene is a particular nucleotide sequences in RNA or DNA. It is generally located on a chromosome.…

Q: What do the phenotypic ratios resulting from dominant epistasis depend on?

A: Dominant epistasis is the genetic condition where a dominant allele present at one locus will mask…

Q: The following letters indicate the pairs of alleles present on a homologous chromosome pair within…

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

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A: A pedigree is a pictorial representation of Inheritance of a trait across generations in a family.

Q: A young couple went to see a genetic counselor because each had a sibling with cystic fibrosis.…

A: Cystic fibrosis is a condition that occurs due to a genetic disorder. Those who have the disease…

Q: What is polygenic inheritance?

A: Sometimes a single phenotypic trait is the controlled by many genes together. Each gene can…

Q: Give three examples of recessive epistasis?

A: Epistasis is the form of genetic interaction where phenotypic expression of one is gene is masked by…

Q: What is the difference between codominance and incomplete dominance?

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Q: what is the probability that a couple (both heterozygous for the same recessive mutation) will have…

A: “Homozygous defect” takes place If the type of “deleterious mutation” is the same in both copies of…

Q: Are both incomplete dominance and codominance illustrated with two capital letters?

A: The type of relationship between alleles,with a heterozygous phenotype intermediate between the two…

Q: Can a human male be a carrier of red-green color blindness?

A: The most prevalent types of color blindness are genetic, meaning they are handed down from one…

Q: In 3 sentences, what are the similarities and the differences between codominance and incomplete…

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Q: Cross a heterozygous freckled man with a nonfreckled woman. What are the genotypes and phenotypes of…

A: Gene expression

Q: What is an example of recessive bs dominant epistasis? Please explain as simplistic

A: In genetics, epistasis is a phenomena in which the effect of a gene mutation is conditional on the…

Q: What is the difference between polygeny and pleiotropy?

A: Biological inheritance, also called heredity, is the process by which different traits are passed on…

Q: 2. 3 7. II 2. 7. 8. (i) Predict the mode of inheritance of the genetic disorder. Explain. (ii) Which…

A: Pedigree is a family chart showing the inheritance of a particular trait through several generations…

Q: What is the probability of obtaining a triply recessive individualfrom the parents ?

A: Introduction  Sir Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Genetics. He was the pioneer scientist who…

Q: What is recessive epistasis?

A: In epistasis, the collaboration between qualities is hostile, to such an extent that one quality…

Q: What is the difference between Epistasis and Incomplete Dominance?

A: Inheritance is defined as the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

Q: What is Mendelian inheritance pattern?

A: Inheritance is the basic principle of genetics that explains how the characteristics are passed from…

Q: The following pedigree illustrates the inheritance of ringed hair, a condition in which each hair is…

A: The process in which the qualities or genetic characters transmit from parent to their progeny is…

Q: What is a crossing over, and what is the purpose of it?

A: The cell cycle is the orderly series of events allowing a cell to grow and divide forming daughter…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.