Can this trait be passed to offspring?

Q: What is Extrachromosomal inheritance?

A: Inheritance is the process by which this genetic information present in the genes is passed on from…

Q: Which parent passes on the Y chromosome to the child?

A: Part or all of the genetic material of an organism in a long DNA molecule is called a chromosome.…

Q: If children obtain half their genes from one parent andhalf from the other parent, why aren’t…

A: Genetics is a branch of biology that is concerned with the study of Nucleic acids (Ribonucleic acid…

Q: How do the multiple alleles of an allelic series arise?

A: A gene is a unit of genetic material present within the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Each gene…

Q: What are inheritence of two genes?

A: Genes are basic units of inheritance. Gene is  a specific sequence of DNA which encodes specific…

Q: Will any of the XY offspring be heterozygous (carriers) for that trait? Will any express it?

A: Be fore getting into result we need to know what Is A Carrier? A carrier is a person who has a…

Q: by what age a person with trisomy 16 can survive?

A: due to nondisjunction of chromosomes in maternal meiosis I stage, there are high chances of more…

Q: What occurs during crossing over?

A: Cell division is a process by which a cell divides into two or more daughter cells. cell division…

Q: how do the offspring then end up with two copies of these same genes, one from each parent?

A: Reproduction is the process that ensures the continuity of species on earth. It is the main feature…

Q: How many copies of a gene does the other parent contribute to each of the offspring?

A: Genes are responsible for the expression of traits. If genes have multiple copies, they are referred…

Q: explain the results of crossing over?

A: Crossing over is the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous…

Q: Who has stronger genes mother or father?

A: A gene is a short stretch of nucleotides present on a chromosome or DNA molecule, that codes for the…

Q: What is the difference between multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance?

A: Multiple Alleles --  Allele --( Allelomorphs ) It is an variant of a gene , some genes have variety…

Q: What are the products of crossing over?

A: The process in which parent cells divide and produce two or more daughter cells is referred to as…

Q: What is an example of Extrachromosomal inheritance?

A: Inheritance is the process by which this genetic information present in the genes is passed on from…

Q: Can you have a child with O blood type if the parents are A and B blood types?

A: Ans. There are traits that are controlled by three or more distinct forms of alleles (genes) in…

Q: What is Codominance inheritance?

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

Q: How does meiosis explain the first law of Mendel?

A: The process in which the single cell divides twice in order to produce four cells consisting half…

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 is sex linked inheritances and how to do crosses?

A: The chromosomes are threadlike structures inside the DNA that provide structural support and contain…

Q: What is the relationship of the gene to the trait?

A: Gene is a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring which determine some…

Q: What occurs if the same genes are linked on the same chromosome ?

A: DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a form of nucleic acid found in the cell's nucleus. It is a…

Q: What is the end result of crossing over?

A: Crossing over allows the exchange of genetic material and forms unique combinations of alleles. This…

Q: Do males and females show equal chances of inheriting tge trait? Why or why not?

A: Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian Monk, who is known as the father of genetics published the…

Q: Can a single offspring inherit both chromosomes from one parent? Explain.

A: These are thread like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells . Each if…

Q: Will a cross breeding between a dog and an cat is possible? explain

A: Breeding is defined as sexual reproduction occurring between two organisms of the opposite sex of…

Q: Can mitochondrial DNA be inherited from father?

A: The genome represents the genetic material in an organism having a set of chromosomes which is…

Q: Is it possible for an unaffected female to havefemale offspring with red–green color blindness?

A: When the mutation is on the gene of the X chromosome, it is called the X-linked inheritance. As…

Q: Difference between inheritense of one gene and inheritence of two gene?

A: INHERITANCE - we all poses some similarities with our parents because we inherit some of their…

Q: What causes Extrachromosomal inheritance?

A: Inheritance or heredity is passing-on one trait form the parents to the progeny by either asexual or…

Q: Which mutation, if it occurred in an individual’s mother, could be passed on to her child?

A: The type of mutation which is passed on to the child from their parents is called a hereditary…

Q: How might you determine whether a particular trait is due to cytoplasmic inheritance or to genetic…

A: Biological inheritance, also called heredity, is the process by which the traits of an organism are…

Q: Explain inheritence of one gene?

A: Mendel performs the experiment on the pea plants by cultivating and observing them under different…

Q: What is the law of dominance?

A: Law of dominance is one of three laws given by mendel to comprehend the exchange of qualities from…

Q: Which is more harmful trisomy or monosomy?

A: The chromosomal disorder are caused due to absence or excess or abnormal arrangement of one or more…

Q: by what age a person with trisomy 17 can survive?

A: Disease:   When an organism’s body system does not work properly or any organ affects by viruses,…

Q: What is a trait for which symptoms are not present at birth and manifests themselves later in life?

A: Genetics is the study of inheritance of genes among the generations that deals with heredity and…

Q: Is there a difference between maternal effect and cytoplasmic inheritance?

A: Inheritance is the process by which this genetic information present in the genes is passed on from…

Q: Which inheritance is Uniparental?

A: Inheritance is the transmission of genetic traits from parents to the progeny.

Q: What is maternal inheritance? Which characters show this type of inheritance?

A: Inheritance is the phenomenon of passing on the traits from parents to their offspring. Traits are…

Q: What is chromosome theory of inheritence?

A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures made up of chromatin.

Q: Can a female parent pass a X-Linked Trait to a XY offspring?

A: Inheritance is the process in which genetic information is passed from one generation to another.…

Q: What determines the phenotype of the offspring ?

A: An organism's genotype refers to its entire genetic makeup. The alleles or variants that an…

Q: Explain the extranuclear inheritance ?

A: Non-mendelian inheritance is a type of inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from parent to…

Q: Does the maternal genotype contain zygotic genes?

A: The zygotic genes are genes that are transcribed in the embryonic nuclei developed following…

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 causes quantitative inheritance?

A: Quantitative Inheritance deals with the inheritance of single phenotype characters, controlled by…

Q: When is the only time crossing over can occur?

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

Q: What would be the outcome of a cross between a heterozygous female and a male that carries two…

A: Genomic imprinting is the variation in phenotypes, which arises depending on whether the factor…

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.