mendelian inheritance

Question 1

characteristics of autosomal mendelian inheritance

Answer 1

• the characteristic studied is controlled by a single gene
• alleles of this gene exist
• there is a dominant and recessive form of the gene
• the gene is on an autosomal chromosome

Question 2

characteristics of sex-linked mendelian inheritance

Answer 2

• characteristic controlled by one gene
• different alleles exist of this gene which are dominant or recessive
• the gene is only found on one sex chromosome (usually this is the X chromosome)