Autosomal and Sex Linked Inheritance

Question 1

What is autosomal inheritance

Answer 1

traits produced from ganges carried on chromosome pairs 1-22, do not link with teh sex of person

Question 2

explain the two types of autosomal inhertitance

Answer 2

dominant - at least one person in each generation has the dominant condition
recessive - recessivce trait that will only show when it is homozygous. condition may be transmitted through a long line of carriers which are heterozygous before two carriers mate

Question 3

What is sex linked inheritance

Answer 3

traits produced from genes carried on sex chromosomes (gametes) traits link with persons sex (mainly linked on X chromosomes0

Question 4

What is a pedigree chart

Answer 4

a familt history of a genetic condition showing record of the family of individual. it is used to study the transmission of heriidatary condition.