8.3 study guide Flashcards
What determines whether a trait is Autosomal or sex-linked?
Where the gene is located, Female or Male
Recessive alleles often code for either…?
a malfunctioning protein or no protein at all.
What is an important implication of whether a trait is Autosomal or sex-linked?
If a trait is on x chromosome, females have two but males have one.
What is semi-dominant inheritance?
somewhere between dominant and recessive.
What’s a sex influenced trait?
Autosomal trait influenced by sex hormones
What mode of inheritance does Hemophilia follow?
Recessive
Who do males inherit their genes from?
Mom
Who do females inherit their genes from?
Both or either
What mode of inheritance does Marfan Syndrome follow?
Dominant
If both of your parents are Aa for a disease, what’s the mode of inheritance?
Autosomal Dominat
