Created by Zita Wormuth
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Question | Answer |
What are the symbols used for pedigrees | |
What is the mode inheritance used in this pedigree? | Autosomal Recessive |
What mode of inheritance is used in this pedigree? | Autosomal Dominant |
What is probability and how is it expressed? | The chance that something will happened. Usually expressed as % or decimal |
How can you tell if a pedigree shows a dominant trait? | The trait never skips a generation |
How can you tell if a pedigree shows a recessive trait? | - The trait skips a generation - Doesn't get passed from father to son - People without the characterisitc don't have a child with the characteristic |
What kind of inheritance pattern does Huntington's disease have? | Autosomal dominant |
What kind of inheritance pattern does achondroplasia (dwarfism) have? | Autosomal dominant |
What kind of inheritance pattern does Phenylketonuria (PKU) have? | X-linked recessive |
What is an example of co-dominant inheritance | Sickle-cell anaemia |
What is genetic counselling? | People that are concerned of an inherited disorder occuring in their children get genetic counselling |
What is DNA profiling? | The creation of bands through the use of electrophoresis that can be used to traace ancestry and in forensic science |
Who is the father of the child? | Dad 3 |
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