Concept explainers
a.
To determine: The differences between gene, allele, and locus.
Introduction: The genotype is the genetic constitution of the organism while the
b.
To determine: The differences between the genotype and phenotype.
Introduction: When the alleles inherited by the zygote are same then the genotype of the individual is called homozygous whereas, when the zygote inherits two different alleles it is called heterozygote.
c.
To determine: The differences between dominant and recessive.
Introduction: The alleles are the two contrasting variants of characters controlled by a specific gene. These alleles are distributed into the gametes during meiosis and then combined in a zygote during fertilization.
d.
To determine: The differences between complete dominance, incomplete dominance, and codominance.
Introduction: Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk, who worked on a pea plant to observe the pattern of inheritance of certain characters from the parent plant to the offsprings. He termed genes as factors that were passed from one generation to another. He proposed three laws which came are known as Mendel’s law of genetics.
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- . Considering the yellow and green pea color phenotypes studied by Gregor Mendel:a. What is the biochemical function of the proteinthat is specified by the gene responsible for thepea color phenotype?b. A null allele of a gene is an allele that does notspecify any of the biochemical function that thegene normally provides. Of the two alleles Y and y,which is more likely to be a null allele?c. In terms of the underlying biochemistry, why is theY allele dominant to the y allele?d. Why are peas that are yy homozygotes green?e. The amount of the protein specified by a gene isroughly proportional to the number of functionalcopies of the gene carried by a cell or individual.What do the phenotypes of YY homozygotes, Yyheterozygotes, and yy homozygotes tell us aboutthe amount of the Sgr enzyme (the product of thepea color gene) needed to produce a yellow color?arrow_forwardGive typed full explanationarrow_forwardMendel's concept of dominance states that in a genotype where two different alleles of a locus are present, only the trait encoded by the dominant allele is observed. Give a molecular explanation for dominance, i.e. explain intracellular molecular events that can result in what we observe as dominance on a phenotypic level. Use the gene that encodes seed shape in peas as an example, where roun(R) is dominant over wrinkled(r), to explain how RR and Rr plants can have the same phenotype.arrow_forward
- Please use a chi square tablearrow_forwardPlz helparrow_forwardPhenotypic ratio: red : pink : white Solve the following genetic problems involving incomplete dominance. You must pick the right letter to represent the gene in the question. You must show your work using the Punnett square. 15. A rooster with grey feathers is mated with a hen of the same phenotype. Among their offspring 15 chicks are grey, 6 are black and 8 are white. a. What is the simplest explanation for the inheritance of these colors in chickens? b. What offspring would you expect from the mating of a grey rooster and a black hen?arrow_forward
- This is all about sex linked inheritance in biology.arrow_forwarda. What is a complex trait? How many genes do we expect to affect a complex trait? b. How linkage (and linkage disequilibrium) relates to a GWAS?arrow_forwardSELECT ALL THAT APPLIES. Which of the following statements are true regarding Mendel's observations of two factor crosses?arrow_forward
- Part 1 With use of Punnett diagrams discuss how the results of experiments carried out by Austrian monk Gregor Mendel on pea plants brought about the Law of Dominance, the Law of Segregation, and the Law of Independent assortment. Part 2 In humans, the gene that produces the disease Sickle Cell Anaemia is recessive to the gene for healthy haemoglobin production. a) How can two phenotypically healthy parents have a child who suffers from Sickle cell Anaemia? In your answer use suitable letters to show the genotypes of the parents and construct a Punnett diagram to show all the possibilities of the children's genotypes. b) Based on the outcome of your Punnett diagram, state and explain the probability of a child being a sufferer of Sickle Cell Anaemia and the probability of a child not suffering from the disease. c) If an individual who suffers from Sickle cell disease has a child with someone who is healthy (and not carrying the sickle cell gene), what is the probability that the child…arrow_forwardI. In an exotic Peruvian plant, burgundy flowers (B) are dominant to pink flowers (b), green stalks (G) are dominant to yellow (g) and hairy leaves (H) are dominant to smooth leaves (h). What is the probability that the following pair of parents will produce the indicated offspring? Parent 1 = BbGgHh x Parent 2 = BBGghh -> Offspring = BBgghh Punnett squares for each individual trait can help you with this: 000 Parent 1 Parent 2 Probability= (BB) What is the phenotype of BBgghh? Which of the following options are gametes that Parent 1 can produce? Circle the correct one(s). hh BGH Bgh Bb bGh BgH Gg bGH BbGghh (gg) X (hh)arrow_forwardplease helparrow_forward
- Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Co...BiologyISBN:9781305251052Author:Michael CummingsPublisher:Cengage Learning