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Autosomal dominant

Autosomal dominant

(Science: genetics) requires only one affected parent have the trait to pass it to offspring.


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Re: Mendelian Genetics

The ability to taste the chemical PTC is an autosomal dominant phenotype, and the inability to taste is recessive. If a taster woman with a non taster father ...

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by GeGnome
Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:14 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Mendelian Genetics
Replies: 4
Views: 532

Mendelian Genetics

The ability to taste the chemical PTC is an autosomal dominant phenotype, and the inability to taste is recessive. If a taster woman with a non taster father ...

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by sez123
Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:20 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Mendelian Genetics
Replies: 4
Views: 532

Re: two different color eyes

... 4-6 genes that give differing results. Also, as I was reading, it has dominant alleles (Autosomal Dominant), which means that there is a pretty good chance that the gene is carried ...

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by Halveye
Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:44 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: two different color eyes
Replies: 75
Views: 36919

Pedigree problem

... is the most likely pattern of inheritance for the white-eyed trait? (a) autosomal dominant (b) autosomal recessive (c) sex-linked dominant (d) sex-linked recessive (e) holandric" ...

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by thewax
Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:42 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Pedigree problem
Replies: 6
Views: 1216

Re: genetics probability problem

Remember that the chance of having a male or a female is 1/2. In an autosomal dominant disorder, don't forget that the affected person can be either homozygous dominant (WW) ...

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by lostincyberspace
Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:53 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: genetics probability problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1168
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