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What is a person called who is heterozygous for a recessive disorder?
What is a person called who is heterozygous for a recessive disorder?
- Dominant
- Homozygous
- Carrier (correct)
- Affected
What is the purpose of a pedigree?
What is the purpose of a pedigree?
- To cure genetic diseases
- To trace inheritance of a trait through several generations (correct)
- To prevent genetic mutations
- To identify carriers of dominant disorders
What type of allele causes Huntington's disease?
What type of allele causes Huntington's disease?
- Recessive
- Sex-linked
- Dominant (correct)
- Co-dominant
What type of allele causes achondroplasia?
What type of allele causes achondroplasia?
Can two parents with albinism have an unaffected child?
Can two parents with albinism have an unaffected child?
Flashcards
Carrier (Genetics)
Carrier (Genetics)
An individual heterozygous for a recessive genetic disorder who does not express the disorder but can pass the allele to offspring.
Pedigree (Genetics)
Pedigree (Genetics)
A diagram that traces the inheritance of a specific trait or genetic disorder through multiple generations of a family.
Huntington's & Achondroplasia Inheritance
Huntington's & Achondroplasia Inheritance
These conditions are caused by dominant alleles, meaning only one copy of the allele is needed for the trait to be expressed.
Albinism Inheritance
Albinism Inheritance
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Albinism
Albinism
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