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Autosomal recessive

Autosomal recessive

(Science: genetics) mutation carried on an autosome that is deleterious only in homozygotes.


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Mode of Inheritance when given F2 generation data

... and females--using the chi-square. The gene alleles can be either or recessive, and autosomal or x-linked. F2 Data: wild type, males 62 wild type, females 108 orange eyes, males ...

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by linuxux
Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:51 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Mode of Inheritance when given F2 generation data
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Genetics Problems... Friends i need ur help

... would it take to obtain true-breeding peacomb poultry? #2The autosomal genes Curly (C) and Plum (P) in Drosophila are independently segregating, ... obtaining an individual who: a. shows all dominant traits? b. shows all recessive traits? c. is phenotypically like the second party? d. is genotypically ...

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by hemu0912
Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:06 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetics Problems... Friends i need ur help
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Views: 233

Hardy Weinberg eqilibrium-HELP

In a human population, a mild form of stuttering is caused by an autosomal recessive allele and 1 in 400 people are affected. This condition does not carry a selective ...

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by Juanita1
Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:37 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Hardy Weinberg eqilibrium-HELP
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Views: 109

Pedigree Question:

The infected people are autosomal recessive (ff), therfore Jenny would have to be heterozygous (Ff)

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by ObeseFelix
Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:28 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Pedigree Question:
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Views: 697

Re: Mendelian Genetics

The ability to taste the chemical PTC is an autosomal dominant phenotype, and the inability to taste is recessive. If a taster woman with a non taster father marries a taster man, who is a previous marriage ...

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by GeGnome
Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:14 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Mendelian Genetics
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Views: 633
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