The average U.S. male weight is 195.7 pounds and the average U.S. female weight is 168.5 pounds. There are many U.S. men and women that are both well above and below those values. Would human weight be a Mendelian character? If not, what kind of inheritance pattern do you think it is? Briefly explain/defend your answer either way.

The average U.S. male weight is 195.7 pounds and the average U.S. female weight is 168.5 pounds. There are many U.S. men and women that are both well above and below those values. Would human weight be a Mendelian character? If not, what kind of inheritance pattern do you think it is? Briefly explain/defend your answer either way.

Name: The average U.S. male weight is 195.7 pounds and the average U.S. fema
Uploaded: 2024-03-20T06:42:55.000Z
Channel: Bartleby
Description: The average U.S. male weight is 195.7 pounds and the average U.S. female weight is 168.5 pounds. There are many U.S. men and women that are both well above and below those values. Would human weight be a Mendelian character? If not, what kind of inhe

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter18: Genetics Of Behavior

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14QP: A pedigree analysis was performed on the family of a man with schizophrenia. Based on the known...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Two wavy haired people (one male and one female) marry and have eight children. Of these eight, how many would you expect to be curly haired, how many wavy haired and how many straight haired, assuming that the family follows the expected statistically predicted pattern? Suppose you examine the actual children and discover that three of the eight have curly hair. What do you suppose went wrong?
Are sex-linked traits, sex-limited traits, and sex influence traits following Mendelian principles of heredity? Why or why not? Explain your answer with supporting answers.
Why most of the genetic traits do NOT follow Mendel`s laws?
Two healthy parents have a child who is later diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. What is the genetic term for this kind of disease? Using Mendel’s pattern, pick a letter for this gene and give the genotypes of the parents and the child. What are the odds that their next child will also have cystic fibrosis?
Many traits that people think about as "running in families" or as being heritable in plants or animals are not inherited in the simple patterns that Mendel observed. What are some of the reasons that a trait could be strongly affected by genes but still not show the simple ratios that Mendel observed?
Imagine you are a genetic counselor advising a young couple who want to have a child together. Both the woman and the man have achondroplasia. Complete the Punnett square to see their possibilities for allele inheritance. Then use the Punnett square to answer the question. What is the probability that a child they have will not have achondroplasia? 100% 75% 25%
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is sex-linked and usually affects only males. Victims of the disease become progressively weaker, starting early in life. If your mother's brother (your uncle) had Duchenne's disease, what is the probability that you have received the allele? Show the solution through pedigree analysis.
Based on your updated mode of inheritance, the team asks you to do some probability calculations.They ask you what are the odds of individual 3 and 8 producing a male child having gigantism? (Hint calculate the odds of having a male child, then use product rule)Group of answer choices a-0% b-25% c-50% d-100%
Sickle cell anemia is a human genetic disorder caused by an autosomal recessive allele. A couple plan to marry and want to know the probability that they will have an affected child. With your knowledge of Mendelian inheritance, what can you tell them if (1) each has one affected parent and a parent with no family history of SCA or (2) the man is affected by the disorder but the woman has no family history of SCA?
A couple who are about to get married learn from studying their family histories that, in both their families, theirunaffected grandparents had siblings with cystic fibrosis(a rare autosomal recessive disease).a. If the couple marries and has a child, what is theprobability that the child will have cystic fibrosis?b. If they have four children, what is the chance that thechildren will have the precise Mendelian ratio of 3:1 fornormal:cystic fibrosis?c. If their first child has cystic fibrosis, what is theprobability that their next three children will be normal?
Marfan’s syndrome is an example of pleiotrophy where individuals with a copy of the dominant allele have skeletal disorders, mitral valve prolapse and characteristic slender, loose joints. If Abraham Lincoln had a marfanoid disorder which he inherited from his mother, what are the chances he passed this trait on to his offspring? Consider that Mary Todd Lincoln, his wife, was 5’2”. please include a punnett square
Mendelian Genetics The presence of a dimple on the cheek is governed by a dominant gene. A couple had already 4 children with dimpled cheeks. What would be the probability of having the next child as another dimpled if both parents are heterozygous for this character? Show your solution using Punnett Square