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Multiple alleles

multiple alleles

The existence of several known alleles of a gene.


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Re: Really puzzled with gene expresseion!!!!

... will be pink flowers. If the inherited genes are codominant, both alleles are completely expressed, like in blood type. If you have blood type ... both carbohydrates represented on the blood cells. That also goes for multiple alleles. If this didn't help try searching Epistasis, Pleiotropy ...

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by star4ysh
Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:12 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Really puzzled with gene expresseion!!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 546

Natural selection is proven wrong

... in the research article but is not mentioned in the news article. Some alleles of these genes (an allele is a variant of a gene - most genes have ... genes. Cancer is caused by the unfortunate co-existence of mutations in multiple genes, not by single mutations in only one gene. There are no genes ...

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by wbla3335
Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:17 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16277

Re: Homosexuality - mutation? Evolutionary reasons.

... some form will. IF it is a case of certain combination of genes or alleles, then a parent can pass on traits to all the children. So, nieces, ... shows that certain Pygmy Chimps will ONLY have sexual encounters with multiple male partners and never female. . .

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by expectationsnegate
Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:34 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Homosexuality - mutation? Evolutionary reasons.
Replies: 33
Views: 5488

Re: Genetic diversity on squirrels

... assuming the data in the table is the allele frequency for the three alleles of locus 1 and that each column is one taxon—and here I reveal my ... be able to caluclate %P for each column (taxon?) as ((# loci with multiple alleles)/11)X100. For the number of alleles/locus wouldn’t that ...

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by blcr11
Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:37 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetic diversity on squirrels
Replies: 3
Views: 755

Dominant and Recessive alleles

... understanding Independent Assorment, Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, Multiple Alleles, and Polygenic traits. Also, for punnett squares, I'm still not clear on genotypic ...

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by Sora
Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:22 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Dominant and Recessive alleles
Replies: 11
Views: 3684
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