Discover Biology (Sixth Core Edition)
Discover Biology (Sixth Core Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393936735
Author: Anu Singh-Cundy, Gary Shin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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a.

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To determine: Whether males inherit their X chromosome from their mother or from their father.

Introduction: Each somatic cell in humans consists of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). These include 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes (X and Y). Human male have one X and one Y as sex chromosomes while female has two X chromosomes.

b.

Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether a female has disorder if she has one copy of an X-linked recessive allele for a genetic disorder.

Introduction: Each somatic cell in humans consists of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). These include 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes (X and Y). Human male have one X and one Y as sex chromosomes while female has two X chromosomes.

c.

Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether a male has disorder if he has one copy of an X-linked recessive allele for a genetic disorder.

Introduction: Each somatic cell in humans consists of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). These include 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes (X and Y). Human male have one X and one Y as sex chromosomes while female has two X chromosomes.

d.

Summary Introduction

To determine: The number of gametes a female can produce if she is a carrier of an X-linked recessive disorder.

Introduction: Each somatic cell in humans consists of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). These include 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes (X and Y). Human male have one X and one Y as sex chromosomes while female has two X chromosomes.

e.

Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether the sons and daughters of a male with X-linked recessive disorder and a normal female have genetic disorder, and whether their children be carriers for the disorder.

Introduction: Each somatic cell in humans consists of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). These include 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes (X and Y). Human male have one X and one Y as sex chromosomes while female has two X chromosomes.

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