Concept explainers
To discuss:
Why any human trait is exclusively the result of the genes or of the environment and its example.
Introduction:
DNA is a genetic material consisting of a long stretch of
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- The differences between the genotype,genome, and gene pool; why a genotype cannever be composed of more than two allelesof the same gene, but the gene pool cancontain three or more alleles of one genearrow_forwardhow combinations of variants (rather than individual variants considered one at a time) can contribute to specific traits.arrow_forwardhow genotype and phenotype are relatedarrow_forward
- Dominant and recessive alleles, the difference between homozygous andheterozygous individuals, and why a person can be homozygous for some alleles and heterozygous for othersarrow_forwardpedigree analysis of any kind of pattern of inheritance and explanationarrow_forwardthe theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and noted that this theory is no longer accepted. Is the central dogma consistent with the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics? Why or why not?arrow_forward
- considered the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and noted that this theory is no longer accepted. Is the central dogma consistent with the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics? Why or why not?arrow_forwardA genetic to lilustrate how a father with blood group A and a mother with blood group B could have four childrenarrow_forwardA recessive allelearrow_forward
- How One Gene May Contribute to Several Characteristics?arrow_forwardThe relationship between genotype and phenotype. Explain this relationship.arrow_forwardAnalysis of pedigrees to determine the probability of someoneinheriting a trait , indicate whether it focuses on transmission genetics, molecular genetics, or population geneticsarrow_forward
- Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Co...BiologyISBN:9781305251052Author:Michael CummingsPublisher:Cengage Learning