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Chapter 23 - Characteristics of Offspring
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- 1What are the symbols used for pedigrees
- 2What is the mode inheritance used in this pedigree?Autosomal Recessive
- 3What mode of inheritance is used in this pedigree?Autosomal Dominant
- 4What is probability and how is it expressed?The chance that something will happened. Usually expressed as % or decimal
- 5How can you tell if a pedigree shows a dominant trait?The trait never skips a generation
- 6How can you tell if a pedigree shows a recessive trait?- The trait skips a generation
- Doesn't get passed from father to son
- People without the characterisitc don't have a child with the characteristic - 7What kind of inheritance pattern does Huntington's disease have?Autosomal dominant
- 8What kind of inheritance pattern does achondroplasia (dwarfism) have?Autosomal dominant
- 9What kind of inheritance pattern does Phenylketonuria (PKU) have?X-linked recessive
- 10What is an example of co-dominant inheritanceSickle-cell anaemia
- 11What is genetic counselling?People that are concerned of an inherited disorder occuring in their children get genetic counselling
- 12What is DNA profiling?The creation of bands through the use of electrophoresis that can be used to traace ancestry and in forensic science
- 13Who is the father of the child?Dad 3
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- Year 11 ATAR Human Biology Chapter 23 - Characteristics of Offspring (Unit 2) Made on the 14th of November 2017
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