(A)
To determine:
The percent of the egg produced by a carrier female is affected with cystic fibrosis.
Introduction:
The allele is the form of a single gene present in an organism. The different combination of the alleles determines the genotype and
(B)
To determine:
The percent of the egg produced by a carrier male would carry a gene for cystic fibrosis.
Introduction:
The allele is the form of a single gene present in an organism. The different combination of the alleles determines the genotype and phenotype of the organism. The allele can be of two types dominant or recessive. The dominant allele has a property to mask the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygote condition.
(C)
To determine:
The probability of the offspring affected by the condition of cystic fibrosis.
Introduction:
The allele is the form of a single gene present in an organism. The different combination of the alleles determines the genotype and phenotype of the organism. The allele can be of two types dominant or recessive. The dominant allele has a property to mask the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygote condition. The cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder, that occur by the inheritance of two affected or recessive alleles.
(D)
To determine:
If the probability of the offspring affected by the condition of cystic fibrosis is same as in part C.
Introduction:
The allele is the form of a single gene present in an organism. The different combination of the alleles determines the genotype and phenotype of the organism. The allele can be of two types dominant or recessive. The dominant allele has a property to mask the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygote condition. The cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder, that occur by the inheritance of two affected or recessive alleles.
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