Inheritance

Question 1

What is an autosomal gene

Answer 1

A gene present on chromosome numbers 1-22
Not the sex hormones

Question 2

Describe features of autosomal dominant

Answer 2

Affected person in every generation
Affects males just as much as females
Suffers can be homozygous dominant or heterozygous
Healthy people are homozygous recessive

Question 3

Describe features of autosomal recessive

Answer 3

Can skip a generation
Equal numbers of males and females affected
Sufferers are homozygous recessive
Carriers are heterozygous
Unaffected are homozygous dominant

Question 4

Describe features of sex linked

Answer 4

More males affected than females
Affected fathers cannot pass their condition to their sons
Unaffected males will have unaffected or carrier daughters
It can skip a generation Weak mhm

Question 5

Describe features of incomplete dominance

Answer 5

Carriers are partially affected
More carriers than sufferers
Sufferers homozygous for mutated gene
Unaffected homozygous for the normal gene
Males and females are equally affected