MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

THALASSEMIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is how many genes a person inherited for a disorder?
A
zygosity
B
Solubility
C
affinity
D
hemolytic anemia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Zygosity refers to the genetic make-up of a pregnancy. Multiple gestations can be monozygotic or dizygotic. Monozygotic twins result from the division of a zygote arising from the fertilization of one ovum by one sperm. Dizygotic twins result from the fertilization of separate ova by separate sperm.

Detailed explanation-2: -It describes DNA sequence similarity or origin at a particular genetic locus or between twins. In diploid organisms, where one allele is usually inherited from the mother and one from the father, zygosity describes whether these homologous alleles have identical (homozygous) or different (heterozygous) DNA sequence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homozygous. Heterozygous. Hemizygous. Nullizygous.

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