How many copies of each gene for the trait does each offspring receive?

Q: What are alleles?

A: Alleles determine the phenotype of an organism. A human is diploid, meaning that humans have two…

Q: What are two different alleles for a trait?

A: A trait is defined as the particular characteristic such as skin color, height, eye color etc. The…

Q: If someone did have the same phenotype, would they necessarily have the same genotype? Why?

A: Genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism. Phenotype is the observable characteristics that…

Q: What are the alleles present in an individual?

A: A gene is a precise region of the DNA which regulates a specific trait. An allele is defined as one…

Q: is an attached earlobe a dominant or recessive trait?

A: Answer: Introduction: Attached earlobes and free earlobes both are representative demonstrate the…

Q: What is the significance of Pedigree charts?

A: Genetic analysis refers to the general procedure of exploring and investigating genetics-related…

Q: What are two of the same alleles for a trait?

A: Humans are diploid (2n) organisms that contain two alleles of each gene. The alleles can be dominant…

Q: What is the gene that goes with a trait called?

A: A gene is the basic physical unit and functional unit of heredity. Theses are made up of DNA. Some…

Q: What are individuals having two different alleles for a single trait?

A: The alternate forms of gene are referred to allele. An allele determines the hereditary…

Q: what are the genotypes of the offspring?

A: Genetics is a branch of biology that tells about genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living…

Q: Why can't you determine your exact genotype if you have a bent little finger

A: The phenotype is the external expression of the allelic composition of an individual and the…

Q: What is the presence or absence of the dominant alleles of two genes?

A: An allele is an alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair)which is located on the specific…

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 is the genotypic ratio of the offspring?

A: Introduction: GENOTYPE :  Genotype is defined as the set of genes present in an organism i.e the…

Q: What is the offspring phenotype ratio?

A: Genetic is the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and…

Q: How are single-gene traits inherited?

A: A phenotype is a unique feature of an organism. Genes and the climate, as well as relationships…

Q: How are the alleles of a gene different from each other? What is its importance?

A: Alleles are different variants of the same gene that are genetically different . For example, a gene…

Q: What are genes with more than one common allele?

A: Genes are the basic structural and functional unit of heredity. They carry coded genetic information…

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: How are sex-linked traits inherited? Give an example.

A: The sex chromosome of the male and female is responsible for the sex-linked inheritance. The…

Q: What are continuous traits?

A: All living organisms reproduce. Reproduction is the process by which an organism creates more of its…

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

A: A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity and is composed of DNA(deoxyribonucleic…

Q: What pattern of inheritance do dominant traits show?

A: There are two types of chromosomes present in human: autosomes and sex chromosomes. The transmission…

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: What are some codominant traits?

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

Q: What reveals units of inheritance and the law of segregation?

A: Genetics is the branch of biology which deals with genes, heredity, and genome in the organism.…

Q: “If two sets of identical twins get married and each couple has a child, could the resulting…

A: A "twin" is one amongst a pair of twins. One set of twins refer to 2 those who were born along. many…

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 is a trait is intermediate of parents?

A: According to Mendelian inheritance, a single character is controlled by one or more genes where each…

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: What are the two main factors that determine an organism’s traits?

A: A trait is a specific characteristic of an organism. Traits can be determined by genes or by the…

Q: What determines which traits will be passed on to the next generation in the greatest frequency?

A: The trait is a character which we have inherited from our parents and then it will be passed to our…

Q: How heritable are these traits?

A: Heritability refers to how effectively genetic variations explain for variances in people's…

Q: What are traits determined by 2 or more genes?

A: Polygenic inheritance is inheritance of single phenotypic trait which is controlled by two or more…

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: What are Hypermorphic alleles?

A: Alleles are the variant forms of gene. Genes carry coded genetic information in the form of specific…

Q: What is trait shows up equally in the phenotype?

A: The trait is a feature or characteristic of an organism. It can be determined by the environment, or…

Q: What are mendal's laws of inheritence?

A: Step 1 Inheritance is the process of receiving genetic information from the parents. The entire…

Q: If the parents are both homozygous for the characteristics, what are their genotypes?

A: Homozygous means both the alleles are alike. Heterozygous means both the alleles are different.

Q: What is pedigree data?

A: Pedigree  In pedigree, the chart female can be represented by a circle where a man can represent by…

Q: What is the probability that parents AaBb and AaBb will have offspring with genotype AaBb

A: A dihybrid cross is a cross given by Mendel . It involves two traits .  A ) First trait have two…

Q: Does a trait always go together with another trait in one individual even if the autosomal traits…

A: The segment of DNA that can produce a polypeptide is called gene. it is an inherited factor that…

Q: What are heterogeneous traits?

A: Genes are the structural and functional units of heredity that carry coded genetic information in…

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 a Sex-Linked Trait? Why are they noted differently than other alleles when completing…

A: A sex-linked trait is a trait whose alleles are present on the sex chromosomes.

Q: Is it possible to determine the genotype of an individual who has a dominant phenotype? Why or Why…

A: The genetic makeup of an individual is known as genotype.  The genotype reflects the alleles or the…

Q: Is the probability of having offsprings that are identical twins hereditary?

A: Identical twins are formed by random splitting of a fertilised egg. This leads to creation of two…

Q: What is late-onset genetic trait?

A: A trait can be defined as a different form of a character. Genetic traits are those characteristics…

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.