Mendelian Inheritance

Question 1

Autosomal inheritance examples

Answer 1

Dominant- each generation is affected, both sexes affected equally, equally transmitted in each sex, transmitted through affected individual, 50% chance of inheriting

Recessive- affected individuals in a single generation, generations “skipped”, both sexes affected equally, parent may be related

Question 2

Sex linked inheritance examples

Answer 2

X-linked recessive - males affected more than females, transmitted through unaffected females. males cannot transmit disorder to sons, daughters of affected male will be carriers

X-linked Dominant- both sexes afeected, females usually less severely affected than males, affected males cannot transmit disorder to son, daughters of affected males will be affected

Y-linked - affects males only