KA4- Inheritance Flashcards

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What is autosomal recessive inheritance?

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All sufferers are homozygous recessive and non sufferers are homozygous dominant or heterozygous. This trait is rarely expressed and may skip generations.

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What is autosomal dominant inheritance?

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All non sufferers are homozygous recessive and sufferers are homozygous dominant or heterozygous.

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What is incomplete dominance?

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When dominant allies do not fully express themselves.

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How should incomplete dominance be written?

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Both alleles have capital and a different letter.

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