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Dominant gene

Dominant gene

The dominance of an allele over a recessive Allele. Dominance of traits.


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Please Help

... you please help me to find the most correct answer. Thanks 1.What is a dominant activator? one copy of an oncogene has been mutated and causes uncontrolled cell growth a proto-oncogene that has stimulated ...

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by kpax
Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:33 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Please Help
Replies: 1
Views: 45

Genetics Problems... Friends i need ur help

... rise to the observed phenotype: - type of transmission (i.e. recessive/dominant or codominance) - gene linkage (i.e. are they on the same chromosome or not) and calculate the distribution of ...

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by canalon
Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:03 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetics Problems... Friends i need ur help
Replies: 5
Views: 229

The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... because the first such organisms were initially able to produce "general purpose gametes" with no specific sex, then both male and female ... the species were so closely related. The bird gene turned out to be dominant, so all the chicks of the bird+reptilebird became birds and voilá! ...

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by biohazard
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:52 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
Replies: 120
Views: 2138

Genomic Imprinting In Humans (and classical genetics)

Steven, you are right that dominant alleles mask recessive ones in normal expression, but with genomic imprinting ... normal expression. In this case you do not need to be homozygous for a recessive gene to be able to express it, as the dominant allele is masked due to parental specific ...

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by Jesse2504
Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:15 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genomic Imprinting In Humans (and classical genetics)
Replies: 7
Views: 342

Why do Africans have large noses and lips?

... the beginning of the neanderthal man. And like you stated, perhaps this dominant gene stayed within the gene pool for many generations. And the bigger the nose, the better ...

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by kolean
Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:37 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do Africans have large noses and lips?
Replies: 5
Views: 629
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