Inheritence SL

Question 1

What is the difference between dominant alleles and recessive alleles?

Answer 1

◦A dominant allele only needs to be inherited from one parent in order for the characteristic to be expressed in the phenotype

◦A recessive allele needs to be inherited from both parents in order for the characteristic to be expressed in the phenotype.

Question 2

What are co-dominant alleles?

Answer 2

They are alleles that have a combined effect on the phenotype.

Question 3

Study diseases and mutations

Answer 3

Study diseases and mutations