Post by: james on Mar 26, 2020
Question 1
If an X-linked disorder is lethal to the affected individual prior to the age at which one reaches reproductive maturation, the lethality will be expressed only in males. Why is this so?Question 2
Below is a pedigree of a fairly common human hereditary trait in which the boxes represent males and the circles represent females. Shading symbolizes the abnormal phenotype.Given that one gene pair is involved:
(a) Is the inheritance pattern X-linked or autosomal, recessive, or dominant?
(b) Give the genotype of each individual in the pedigree. If more than one genotypic possibility exists, present all possible alternatives.
Post by: frankwu0507 on Mar 26, 2020
Answer 1
Heterozygous females who are "carriers" and do not express the disorder are the only source of the lethal allele in the population.Answer 2
(a) autosomal recessive(b)
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