PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term for when offspring always looks like one of the parental varieties
A
incomplete dominance
B
pleiotropy
C
dominant
D
complete dominance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One allele for every gene in an organism is inherited from each of that organism’s parents. In some cases, both parents provide the same allele of a given gene, and the offspring is referred to as homozygous ("homo” meaning “same") for that allele.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete dominance is a form of dominance wherein the dominant allele completely masks the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygous conditions. A gene (or allele) shows dominance when it suppresses the expression-or dominates the effects-of the recessive gene (or allele).

Detailed explanation-3: -In complete dominance, only one allele in the genotype is seen in the phenotype. In codominance, both alleles in the genotype are seen in the phenotype. In incomplete dominance, a mixture of the alleles in the genotype is seen in the phenotype. Created by Ross Firestone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mendel advanced that idea that traits were discreet and were passed on as dominant and recessive only. This animated video discusses the exceptions to Mendelian Inheritance. Such as the three types of : Complete dominance, codominance, incomplete dominance.

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