If children obtain half of their Gene's from one parent and half from the other parent, why aren't siblings identical?

Q: What causes genetic variations and can result in different alleles?

A: Alleles are the different forms of a single gene.

Q: How many pairs of chromosomes do cattle and horses have?

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

Q: Do genes or alleles independently assort?

A: The alleles are the alternative forms of a gene that are located on the same locas of a homologous…

Q: Explain why the nucleotide sequence of the same gene that you inherited from your mother and father…

A: we inherit two copies of each chromosome—one copy from your mom and one copy from your dad. This…

Q: Why does independent assortment promote genetic variation?

A: Independent assortment is a process that occurs during inheritance. Inheritance is the process of…

Q: Why does mitochondrial DNA come only from your mother?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a double stranded helical genetic material containing thousands of…

Q: What are alleles?

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

Q: Is it possible for a boy–girl pair of twins to be genetically identical? Why or why not?

A: Introduction  Usually there is only one embryo develops at a time in a single pregnancy but in some…

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: How many chromosomes do you receive from your parents?

A: Chromosomes are the constricted forms of chromatin fibres and histone proteins. This chromatin fibre…

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: What are inheritence of two genes?

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

Q: How many phenotypes are possible?

A: All cellular systems are controlled by proteins. Proteins are synthesized by the cell by a process…

Q: Why The Same Genotype Does Not Always Produce the Same Phenotype?

A: Genotype is the gene complement or the genetic constitution of an individual with regard to the…

Q: Why Many Inherited Diseases Result from Multiple Genetic Defects?

A: Genetic disorders : When health problems caused by abnormalities in genome. Abnormalities occur due…

Q: Where do we get the two copies we have of every gene?

A: Gene can be defined as the basic structural and functional unit of heredity. Genes consists of DNA.…

Q: What do you mean by homozygous condition for a gene?

A: Crossing over is defined as the process of exchange of chromosomal segments between the no sister…

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: Why are most genetic diseases caused by recessive alleles?

A: Recessive alleles disorder:-

Q: Where do new alleles come from?

A: Answer- Alleles are the varients of a gene. They are present on the same locus of the chromosome and…

Q: What conclusion about your genotype would you make if one of your siblings, but neither one of your…

A: The genotype of an organism is the set of genes that are responsible for the unique characteristics…

Q: What is the passing of genetic information from one generation to the next

A: The flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) to protein is described by…

Q: Why are some alleles dominant to other alleles?

A: In 1865, Gregor Mendel an Austrian scientist experimented on garden pea hybrids and published his…

Q: If a man has an X-linked recessive disease, can his sons inherit that disease from him? Why or why…

A: The X-linked recessive disease is caused by a mutation in X chromosomes. X and Y are two sex…

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 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: why are certain genes just expressed in the mother and not in the father or vice versa?

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

Q: What is the relationship between the proximity of two genes and their inheritance?

A: The proximity of the two genes has great importance in inheritance of the genes.  This proximity is…

Q: Why we stilldon’t have an accurate count of the number of genes. ?

A: Genome is defined as the complete genetic material that is present in an organism. It consists of…

Q: What is the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait?

A: Chromosome contains gene and Genes basically have the genetic information which get inherited from…

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: In humans, why is it that the mother determines whether her sons will get recessive sex-linked…

A: Human X and Y chromosomes determine the biological sex of a person. XX specifies female and XY…

Q: Why amorphic alleles are usually recessive to wild-type alleles?

A: Step 1 Mutation can result in mutant alleles that no longer produce a similar type of active product…

Q: What does it mean if you have 24 chromosomes?

A: Chromosomes are a compact form of DNA wrapped around some proteins and are generally present in a…

Q: Why are phenotypes the product of both their genes and their environments?

A: 1) GENOTYPE- It is the set of genes that we have inherited from our parents and will pass on these…

Q: Can siblings have different ancestry DNA?

A: Gene is the basic unit of heredity. All living organisms contain certain nucleic acids as their…

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: How many genes an Apple and tomato have ?

A: The study of genomes' organization, functioning, development, sequencing, and alteration is the…

Q: Can a person’s genotype be determined by their phenotype? Why or why not?

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

Q: How two genetically identical twins are not really identical?

A: The identical twins formed from the same sperm and same egg from their parents.In early stage of the…

Q: About how many variations exist in your DNA that does not exist in your parents’ genome?

A: Recombination is a process by which a diverse genome is created with bits of DNA from ancestors to…

Q: why some genes assort independently?

A: Genetics is a branch of biology that deals with genes, heredity, and variation. Heredity purely…

Q: How many genes do humans have?

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Q: Should an individual’s genetic information ever become public information?

A: Bioethics is related to medical policy, research and practices moral judgment. It works on four…

Q: a parent possesses two copies of each gene. When this parent passes on its alleles for a gene, how…

A: The principle of segregation explains how the variants of a gene (pairs) are divided into…