What is a autosomal trait and what is it's opposite?

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: Describe the characteristics of a pedigree for an autosomal dominant and an autosomal recessive…

A: Pedigree is a tool which allows us to study about the genetic disease generation over generation.…

Q: Which is a non Mendelian trait?

A: The classical genetics or traditional genetics was formed by Gregor Mendel in which he framed…

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 difference between an autosomal dominant andautosomal recessive pattern of inheritance?

A: In autosomal dominant a character must express itself in each generation. It can not skip any…

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: Explain the Pedigrees for Autosomal Disorders ?

A: An autosome is defined as any of the numbered chromosomes, which is not a type of sex chromosome.…

Q: What is required in the genotype of an individual to show a recessive trait?

A: Genotype  It is defined as the reference to the alleles (variants of the gene) an individual carries…

Q: What do the terms genotype, phenotype, dominant, recessive, homozygous, and heterozygous mean?

A: Genotype : is an organism's complete set of genetic material. Phenotype: is the set of observable…

Q: List the characteristics of autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive pedigrees.

A: The characteristics of autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant  pedigrees have been described…

Q: Why are some alleles dominant and some recessive?

A: A short-portion of the DNA is termed as a gene. The genes are the essential functions as well as…

Q: When might you see an autosomal dominant trait skip generations?

A: The genes that are present on the non-sex cells are called “autosomal genes”. An autosomal dominant…

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: How Are Single Traits Inherited?

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

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: What are autosomal dominant allele?

A: Introduction: Inheritance means the transfer of genetic data is from parent to child.

Q: Why is “threshold of liability” an important consideration in multifactorial inheritance?

A: Multifactorial inheritance means that many factors are involved in causing a birth defect. The…

Q: What is an individual that bears a dominant normal allele that masks the effects of the recessive…

A: The gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. It consists of a specific sequence…

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 is a recessive epistatic gene?

A: Epistasis Epistasis can be defined as the condition where phenotypic expression of one gene is…

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: Other than the fact that a Y-linked trait appears only in males, how does the pedigree of a Y-linked…

A: Y-linked traits are known to occur in all male descendants of an affected male but never occurs in…

Q: Why males and females don’t have equal chances of inheriting the trait in Autosomal codominance?

A: Answer : the autosomal codominance is mostly linked to X linked linkage.  The X linked recessive…

Q: Difference between dominant factor and recessive factor?

A: Factors or traits are determined by the genes. Each gene contains two alleles and these alleles can…

Q: If the pedigree below is for an autosomal recessive characteristic, which individuals are definitely…

A: Since there is no missed generation of autosomal recessive, the other parent must be heterozygous…

Q: What are Autosomal Dominant and Autosomal Recessive?

A: Genes are made of nucleic acids called DNA. The variant forms of genes are called alleles. The…

Q: Why do unrelated children with a disorder such as Down syndrome resemble each other more closely…

A: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that is caused due to presence of an extra copy of the 21st…

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: How is pedigree analysis used to determine whether a trait is inherited in an autosomal-dominant,…

A: To study the inheritance of various genes in human beings one method has been used which is known as…

Q: What are three similarities and three differences between Mendelian and Polygenic traits?

A: Gregor Johann Mendel is known as the father of genetics. He was the one to gave the postulates for…

Q: What are the types of non Mendelian inheritance?

A: To satisfy Mendelian inheritance, some assumptions should be taken. They are -  1. Organisms should…

Q: How does the pedigree of an autosomal recessive trait differ from the pedigree of an X-linked…

A: Introduction Pedigree Analysis: this is the new approach to study the inheritance pattern in the…

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 pattern of inheritance do recessive traits show?

A: A recessive trait can be defined as the weak and the trait which cannot be expressed, they belong to…

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

A: At the time of gamete formation by the proce4ss of meiosis, the number of chromosomes reduced by…

Q: Is the inheritance autosomal or sex-linked?

A: The genes are located on the specific region of the DNA. Genes determine the phenotypic…

Q: What do you mean by autosomal?

A: Chromosomes are long thread like structures present in the nucleus of all the cells. Centromeres are…

Q: What is the most common autosomal recessive disease?

A: Autosomal recessive disease refers to the type of disease that can be passed down through families.…

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 some examples of Nondisjunction?

A: Non-disjunction refers to failure of the two members of a chromosome pair to segregate from one…

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 a widow’s peak a dominant or recessive trait?

A: Dominant and recessive traits exist when a trait has two different forms at the gene level. The…

Q: What is Mendelian inheritance pattern?

A: Inheritance is the basic principle of genetics that explains how the characteristics are passed from…

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…

Q: What are three similarities and three differences between Autosomal Dominant and Autosomal…

A: Patterns of inheritance in people incorporate autosomal strength and recessiveness, X-connected…

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