What is the maternal inheritance?

Q: Part II. In the ABO blood group systems in human, IA and IB are co-dominant and both are dominant to…

A: Pedigree chart  A chart that contains the information about family tree. The chart is use to study…

Q: What is Biparental inheritance?

A: Genes carry coded genetic information in the form of specific nucleotide sequences. This specific…

Q: How does mitochondrial inheritance work?

A: Cell division is a process of a parent cell replicating it chromosomal content and dividing itself…

Q: Which gene  is inherited from the mother only?

A: Cell division is a process of a parent cell replicating it chromosomal content and dividing itself…

Q: What does a vertical pattern of inheritance mean?

A: The pattern of inheritance of traits which is controlled by a single locus or single gene defects is…

Q: What is an example of Extrachromosomal inheritance?

A: Inheritance is the process by which this genetic information present in the genes is passed on from…

Q: Which gene  is inherited from the father only?

A: A gene is a stretch of nucleotides present in the DNA molecule. It encodes information for the…

Q: How does the risk of chromosomal abnormality in a child change with themother’s age?

A: Chromosomal anomaly, abnormality or aberration refers to the abnormality in the structure and number…

Q: What is inherited?

A: Inheritance is the process by which a cell or organism acquires the genetic information from the…

Q: 1 2 5 7 II 2 3 5 6 7

A: The pedigree does not skip any generations. Hence, it is a dominant inheritance.  There are two…

Q: What pattern of inheritance do dominant traits show?

A: There are two types of chromosomes present in human: autosomes and sex chromosomes. The transmission…

Q: What is the difference between extrachromosomal and delayed chromosomal inheritance?

A: Usually the genes are the hereditary units of life. The genes are present in the nucleus and from…

Q: What causes Extrachromosomal inheritance?

A: Inheritance or heredity is passing-on one trait form the parents to the progeny by either asexual or…

Q: What are various kinds of twins?

A: Pregnancy is also termed as gestation during which one or more offspring develop in the uterus of a…

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: What are the two types of twins and how do they arise?

A: The period from conception to birth is called pregnancy. When an egg is fertilized by a sperm, the…

Q: What causes Biparental inheritance?

A: Extranuclear inheritance is also known as cytoplasmic inheritance. It is the transmission of genes…

Q: What pattern of inheritance do recessive traits show?

A: A recessive trait can be defined as the weak and the trait which cannot be expressed, they belong to…

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 do maternal inheritance work?

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

Q: Which inheritance is Uniparental?

A: Inheritance is the transmission of genetic traits from parents to the progeny.

Q: What does A Vertical Pattern of Inheritance Indicates?

A: The study of genetic variations, heredity, and genes is called genetics.

Q: What are the rules of inheritance?

A: Biological inheritance is defined as a process by which the newly produced progeny or offspring…

Q: What is late-onset genetic trait?

A: A trait can be defined as a different form of a character. Genetic traits are those characteristics…

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.