How does quantitative inheritance work?

Q: Explain the term maternal inheritance? Which characters show this type of inheritance?

A: Genetics is the study of heredity in general and genes in particular. Genetic research is one of…

Q: Do genes or alleles independently assort?

A: The alleles are the alternative forms of a gene that are located on the same locas of a homologous…

Q: Why does independent assortment promote genetic variation?

A: Independent assortment is a process that occurs during inheritance. Inheritance is the process of…

Q: How do alleles relate to encoding proteins?

A: Gene is a segment of DNA[deoxyribonucleic acid] which possess information about a particular trait…

Q: Which is a non Mendelian trait?

A: The classical genetics or traditional genetics was formed by Gregor Mendel in which he framed…

Q: If children obtain half their genes from one parent andhalf from the other parent, why aren’t…

A: Genetics is a branch of biology that is concerned with the study of Nucleic acids (Ribonucleic acid…

Q: How is the phenotype of recessive disorders influenced by gene expression level?

A: Genes are nothing but DNA sequences. Genes are arranged on the chromosomes. Genes express and their…

Q: How does crossing over shuffle alleles?

A: The meiosis is a cell division process that involves division of a diploid (2n) mother cell and…

Q: If two parents have a dominate trait, can they have a child that has a recessive trait?

A: If two parents have a dominate trait, can they have a child that has a recessive trait?  Ans ) Yes…

Q: Aren’t traits such as earlobe shape and dimples due to dominant and recessive alleles?

A: The DNA is the hereditary unit of an organism. The genes are composed of DNA  which is passed on…

Q: How do traits differ

A: Everyone has a unique combination of traits. Some of probably referring to a physical…

Q: When several genes influence a trait

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Q: When might you see an autosomal dominant trait skip generations?

A: The genes that are present on the non-sex cells are called “autosomal genes”. An autosomal dominant…

Q: Where do new alleles come from?

A: Answer- Alleles are the varients of a gene. They are present on the same locus of the chromosome and…

Q: Are dominant traits always more common than recessive traits? Why or why not?

A: Traits in the humans and other organisms can be dominant or recessive . A dominant trait covers…

Q: How the Chromosome Theory of Inheritance Explains Mendel’s Laws?

A: Gregor Mendel was the scientist who worked in the field of molecular biology and genetics. These…

Q: What is the relationship between the proximity of two genes and their inheritance?

A: The proximity of the two genes has great importance in inheritance of the genes.  This proximity is…

Q: What are principles or law of inheritance?

A: The father of the genetic is Gregor Mendel. He performed his experiment on the garden pea. Over the…

Q: How does gene interaction differ from dominance?

A: Genes are the heredity components located on the chromosomes. They can be passed on from one…

Q: How can genetic heterogeneity affect inheritance patterns?

A: Inheritance is a mechanism in which traits of the parents transfer into the offspring of the next…

Q: Explain inheritence of one gene?

A: Mendel performs the experiment on the pea plants by cultivating and observing them under different…

Q: How does maternal inheritance work?

A: The nucleus of the cell carries the genome of the cell, the gene that is transmitted from the…

Q: Individuals have different inherited traits or similar inherited traits?

A: Traits in simple language are defined as particular characteristics. "Inherited traits" means those…

Q: What is independent assortment?

A: The law of inheritance was proposed by Gregor Mendel in 1865 using Pisum sativum (garden peas). From…

Q: Can siblings have different ancestry DNA?

A: Gene is the basic unit of heredity. All living organisms contain certain nucleic acids as their…

Q: What is one example of a trait and a phenotype of that trait?

A: An organism's physical traits or qualities are known as its phenotype, and they result from the…

Q: Describe what  is maternal inheritance? Which characters show this type of inheritance?

A: Maternal inheritance- Maternal inheritance or non-mendelian inheritance may be a pattern of…

Q: What does a horizontal pattern of inheritance mean?

A: The basic principles of inheritance are equally applicable to all living organisms irrespective of…

Q: How many genes an Apple and tomato have ?

A: The study of genomes' organization, functioning, development, sequencing, and alteration is the…

Q: What is trait shows up equally in the phenotype?

A: The trait is a feature or characteristic of an organism. It can be determined by the environment, or…

Q: How do maternal inheritance work?

A: Zygote is formed after fusion (fertilization) of sperm and ovum. Sperm is paternal gamete and ovum…

Q: How to Recognize Dominant and Recessive Traits in Pedigrees?

A: Pedigree analysis is a diagrammatic representation which is used to determine the inheritance of…

Q: How to determine the mode of inheritance of phenotypes in humans ?

A: INHERITANCE IN HUMANS:-  It includes several types of inheritances:- 1) Autosomal dominance 2)…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.