Autosomal Xlinked

Question 1

Describe the traits of autosomal dominant

Answer 1

Doesn’t skip a generation

Equal with males and females

Question 2

Autosomal recessive

Answer 2

Equal males and females
People can have the trait and just be carriers
Affected offspring may have unaffected parents

Question 3

X linked dominant

Answer 3

More common in males than females
Doesn’t skip a generation
Affected father will pass all traits to daughters
Affected mother has half a chance of passing it to either son or daughter

Question 4

X linked recessive

Answer 4

More males affected
Men cannot be carriers but women can be
Daughters of an affected father will all be carriers
A carrier mother has a 50 percent chance of passing it to her son