Chapter 10.8, Problem 2MC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The genotype of the individual in the first row of the given diagram.

Introduction:

Genes present on autosomes exhibit two types of inheritance pattern, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive. Autosomal dominant condition is expressed when a person inherits one or two copies of a disease-causing allele. The autosomal recessive condition requires the person to receive the disease-causing allele from both the parents. Therefore, each parent must carry at least one copy of each allele.