Consult the pedigree shown below. Homozygous for either allele is possible, and both alleles are frequent in the population. Alleles are fully penetrant and show no variable expressivity. Answer the following two questions based on the pedigree and this information.What is the mode of inheritance for the hypothetical trait?What is the probability that the next child of couple II.2 and II.3 (marked with the arrow) would show the hypothetical trait? Please answer as a fraction. Figure 1. Pedigree showing inheritance of a hypothetical trait.

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Consult the pedigree shown below. Homozygous for either allele is possible, and both alleles are frequent in the population. Alleles are fully penetrant and show no variable expressivity. Answer the following two questions based on the pedigree and this information.

What is the mode of inheritance for the hypothetical trait?
What is the probability that the next child of couple II.2 and II.3 (marked with the arrow) would show the hypothetical trait? Please answer as a fraction.

Figure 1. Pedigree showing inheritance of a hypothetical trait.

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Pedigree is a representation in the form of a diagram or family tree of inheritance of genetic traits for two or more generations. It helps genetic counsellors to study the transmission of genes from one generation to other.

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