KA4- Inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
What is autosomal recessive inheritance?
A
All sufferers are homozygous recessive and non sufferers are homozygous dominant or heterozygous. This trait is rarely expressed and may skip generations.
2
Q
What is autosomal dominant inheritance?
A
All non sufferers are homozygous recessive and sufferers are homozygous dominant or heterozygous.
3
Q
What is incomplete dominance?
A
When dominant allies do not fully express themselves.
4
Q
How should incomplete dominance be written?
A
Both alleles have capital and a different letter.