PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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How many alleles do you get from each parent?
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1
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2
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23
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46
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The two alleles in a gene pair are inherited, one from each parent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Every trait has two alleles in each person. Humans are diploid because they have two alleles at each genetic locus. Although a gene may have multiple alleles, a person can only carry two of them. This is due to the fact that chromosomes exist in pairs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every person has two copies of each gene, one inherited from each parent. Most genes are the same in all people, but a small number of genes (less than 1 percent of the total) are slightly different between people.
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