Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a mutation in a single gene. It's a disease of the bone marrow. It results in decreased production of all types of blood cells. How can we tell from the pedigree that it is autosomal recessive?

The following pedigree shows the inheritance of a rare genetic disorder. Determine the most likely mode of inheritance, and for exam practice (unmarked on the assignment) write a clear justification for your conclusion. Remember that some pedigrees don't provide sufficient data/information to discriminate between possibilities. If that is the case, select all the possible answers. I III Tb 2 3 1 1 3 autosomal dominant autosomal recessive Osex-linked dominant Osex-linked recessive O 2 H

The second pedigree involves albinism, an autosomal recessive trait. A couple has a son with normal pigmentation, a daughter with normal pigmentation, and an albino son. Another couple has three children, a son with normal pigmentation and two daughters with normal pigmentation. The daughter from the first couple marries the man from the second couple and they have three children together: an albino son, an albino daughter, and a daughter with normal pigmentation.Draw the pedigree on the next page

Below is a pedigree chart for a family that has a history of Alkaptonuria.   Individuals infected with this condition can have darkened skin, brown urine, and can suffer from joint damage and other complications.  Given this pedigree answer the following questions.   Given the data in the pedigree chart is this genetic condition autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive? What are the genotypes for #1, #2, and #3?  If either of the 4th generation "aa" females were to mate with a homozygous dominant male would any of their offspring illustrate the phenotype?  Why or why not?

1 2 Question 4 3 A 4 B 5 6 8 As a research project, a group of students created a pedigree showing the incidence of sickle cell anemia in a family over three generations. Generation I Generation II 9 Generation III 3 10 7 4 11 8 1 2 5 9 Unaffected male Unaffected female Affected male Affected female Which of the following claims about the inheritance pattern of sickle cell anemia is best supported using evidence from the pedigree? 10 Sickle cell anemia is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait given that individual 10 has the condition but neither of her parents do. Sickle cell anemia is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait given that it skips a generation. Sickle cell anemia is inherited as an incompletely dominant trait given that individual 9 to anaffected and his sister has the trait. Submit €

Your brother has an autosomal recessive disorder, while you are unaffected. Neither one of your parents is affected. Explain how this is possible.

Use the following information to answer the next question. The shape of the fruit of summer squash plants is determined by the interaction of two genes. The genotypes and corresponding phenotypes for the shapes of summer squash are given below. a. DDee b. ddee In order to determine the genotype of a squash with disc-shaped fruit a plant breeder would cross the disc- shaped plant with which of the following? Select one: c. ddEE Genotype D_E_ D_ee, ddE_ ddee d. DDEE Phenotype disc-shaped fruit sphere-shaped fruit long-shaped fruit

Sickle cell anemia is caused by an individual carrying two recessive copies of the hemoglobin gene (hemoglobin gene is labeled Hb, and the recessive version is Hbs). Thus, to have sickle cell anemia, a person must have the genotype HbSHbS. A person that is HbAHbA carries two copies of the normal hemoglobin gene and does not have sickle cell anemia. A person that is heterozygous (HbAHbS) produces enough normal hemoglobin to not have sickle cell anemia but is also resistant to malaria. People that are heterozygous are called “carriers” because they carry the recessive allele but do not express the recessive phenotype. a. A couple are both resistant to malaria but do not have sickle cell anemia. Draw a Punnett square to represent this cross. b. What is the probability that the couple has three children where one child does not have a recessive allele, one child is resistant to malaria and does not have sickle cell anemia, and one child has sickle cell anemia?

Please consider the following pedigree. Assume that people who marry in to the family do not carry the allele unless otherwise indicated. Assume complete penetrance. I II 5 6 III 6 IV 1 2 a. Is it possible for the inheritance pattern for the trait illustrated in this pedigree to be as a result of each of the following? Answer yes or no. (i) an autosomal recessive allele (AR) (ii) an autosomal dominant allele (AD) (iii) a X-linked recessive allele (XR) (iv) a X-linked dominant allele (XD) b. Provide a genotype for individual III-6 for the most likely mode of inheritance as determined in (a).

A 20-year-old woman comes to your genetic counselling center because she knows that Huntington disease occurs in members of her family. Huntington is an autosomal dominant disease that often becomes apparent around 35–40 years of age. Her paternal grandfather was afflicted, but so far her 41 year old father shows no symptoms. Her two great-great grandmothers on her father's side were healthy well into their 90s, and one of her great-great grandfathers died of unknown causes at 45. Testing for Huntington disease is extremely expensive, but she is concerned that she may fall victim to this disease and wants to plan her life accordingly. After examining her pedigree you advise her to: not get tested because her father is only a carrier and it is very unlikely her mother is a carrier. not get tested because there is no possibility that she is homozygous. get tested because her father could be a carrier. not get tested because only males in her family get the disease. not get tested…