what is the probability that 6 out of 7 children of Hh x hh will be Hh or HH?

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A: Marfan syndrome affects the essential parts of the human body, including the bone, eyes, nervous…

Q: Which of the following is true about identical twins?

A: Answer - They develop from a single fertilized egg that split into two Identical twins are also…

Q: What is the genotype of individual 12? O AA or Aa O AA O Aa aa

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Q: i) A couple each having sickle cell trait have five children. What is the probability that they will…

A: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder that follows the autosomal recessive pattern of…

Q: A woman with blood type B negative has a daughter who is type O positive and a son who is type A…

A: Genotype of mother = IBI0 (rr) genotype of daughter = IOIO (RR or Rr) Genotype of son= IAIO (rr)

Q: Under what conditions does a female acquire anX-linked recessive disorder?

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Q: woman who is a carrier for hemophilia marries a normal man. What is the probability that their…

A: Hemophilia is a X linked recessive character.    We know females have XX whereas males have XY.

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Q: Because Elsa has received a confirmed diagnosis of beta-thalassemia major, which of the following…

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Q: Match the Disorder to its description for numbers 11-15:

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Q: RR x Rr What percentage of the offspring will be round?

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Q: Define the following: monozygotic and dizygotic twins,

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Q: Which genotype is homozygous? O aaBb O Aabb O AAbb O AABB

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Q: If a woman who is a carrier for Tay-Sachs has children with a man who is not a Tay-Sachs carrier,…

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Q: What is an individual with a homozygous genotype?

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Q: What is a carrier?

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Q: If a father is unaffected by an X-linked condition and the mother is a carrier, what is the…

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Q: draw a punnett square for  genotype hh vs my partners HH/Hh hh vs HH, hh vs Hh

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Q: Suppose a man who does not have Duchenne muscular dystrophy had a child with a woman who is a…

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Q: Assume that the ratio of females to males is 1:1. A couple already has two daughters and no sons. If…

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Q: What is Trisomy test?

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Q: A couple who are a carrier of sickle-cell disease with blood type A for the female and type B for…

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Q: What is the relationship between individual I-1 and individual III-2? Incidence of Hemophilia…

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Q: How long can a person live with Trisomy 16?

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Q: What would be the expected phenotypes and genotypes of the children when a color blind man marries a…

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Q: Could a man with an O blood type be the father of an AB child? and why?

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Q: Is it possible for any sonof a couple formed by ahemophilic man (XhY) and anonhemophilic…

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Q: What is the chance for each child to have Huntington's disease? Are the 3 events (the children…

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Q: What is 47,XXX Syndrome ?

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Q: What is the recurrence risk for autosomal dominant inheritance and recessive inheritance?

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Q: What would be the phenotypes for each of the following genotypes for Huntington’s Disease? a.  Hh =…

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Q: If a woman is heterozygous for neurofibromatosis (a dominant disorder) and produces with a…

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Q: Can 2 albino parents have a normal child? Explain.

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Q: Using the karyotype and the disorder charts below, which of the following abnormalities is true for…

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Q: What is the chance that a child of III-1 and III-4 will have the disease?

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Q: What is the probability of 1) Having an affected daughter? 2) having an affected son?

A: As previously mentioned the mode of inheritance is X - Linked dominant. X-linked dominant…

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…

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.