PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Even if a gene has multiple alleles, a person cannot have more than three of those alleles.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite multiple allelism, an individual will have only two alleles because an individual develops from a zygote which is the result of the fusion of sperm (carrying father set of(n)haploid chromosomes) and an egg (carrying mother set of haploid chromosomes).

Detailed explanation-2: -In biology, multiple alleles are three or more alleles for a particular gene. Multiple allelism (biology definition): The condition of the presence of multiple alleles. An example of multiple alleles is the ABO blood group system in humans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blood Groups in Humans The A, B, AB and O blood group types in humans are determined by three alleles of a gene. The gene I, which determines the blood type, exists in three allelic forms, which are IA, IB and i.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humans are called diploid organisms because they have two alleles at each genetic locus, with one allele inherited from each parent. Each pair of alleles represents the genotype of a specific gene.

Detailed explanation-5: -The majority of human genes are thought to have more than two normal versions or alleles. Traits controlled by a single gene with more than two alleles are called multiple allele traits. An example is ABO blood type. Your blood type refers to which of certain proteins called antigens are found on your red blood cells.

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