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Do parents suffer from a recessive disorder passed to their children?
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∙ 13y ago
It depends on the case.
It could be passed down to the children if the disorder is genetic, otherwise it would probley stay with the same generation.
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∙ 13y ago
Parents who carry a recessive disorder gene have a 25% chance of passing the disorder to their children. They may not necessarily suffer from the disorder themselves, as carriers typically do not show symptoms. However, they can still transmit the gene to their offspring, who may then inherit the disorder.
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Is a disorder know as a dominant or recessive?
Dominant disorders can be passed onto the offspring if the dominant gene is present in the offspring.
How can a parent learn the risks of having a child with a genetic disorder?
A parent can learn the risks of having a child with a genetic disorder by looking at their own history. A genetic disorder is... da da da da! Genetic! so the traits of this disorder would be passed down through the generations. If both parents have family members with the trait or if the disorder is a dominant trait then there is a high chance of the disorder being passed down to the child. If the trait is recessive and only one parent has the genetic disorder in their family history then there are some pretty low chances of it being passed along to the child. Even if the trait is recessive, if both parents have the diorder in their history then there is about a 50% chance of the child having the disorder.
Sex linked recessive disorder are most often passed from mother to sons?
true
How are autosomal disorders passed down?
the disorder is usually either autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant. they are passed down from the parents to the next generation. autosomal reccessive diseases only are when one parent gives one reccessive allele and the other parent gives the other reccessive allele. A dominant autosomal disorder can be inherited with one or two of the alleles.
Which is expressed a dominant or recessive allele and which is passed on to the offspring?
The dominant allele will always show over the recessive, and both can be passed onto the offspring. To find out exactly which genotypes the children can have you need to make a punnet square!
How is Sandoff disease passed on in families?
an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning that having an affected offspring requires both unaffected parents to be carriers. Parents who carry the disorder will have a 25% risk of having an affected offspring in subsequent pregnancies.
Is sex- linked recessive disorder passed from mother to sons?
false
Is a disorder know as a dominant or recessive?
Dominant disorders can be passed onto the offspring if the dominant gene is present in the offspring.
How can a parent learn the risks of having a child with a genetic disorder?
A parent can learn the risks of having a child with a genetic disorder by looking at their own history. A genetic disorder is... da da da da! Genetic! so the traits of this disorder would be passed down through the generations. If both parents have family members with the trait or if the disorder is a dominant trait then there is a high chance of the disorder being passed down to the child. If the trait is recessive and only one parent has the genetic disorder in their family history then there are some pretty low chances of it being passed along to the child. Even if the trait is recessive, if both parents have the diorder in their history then there is about a 50% chance of the child having the disorder.
Sex linked recessive disorder are most often passed from mother to sons?
true
What is a genetic disorder that a child can inherit from his parent?
The diseases sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, both of which are inherited blood disorders caused by recessive genes. The child must get the recessive gene from both of their parents to have the disease. If the child only gets the recessive gene from one parent, they will be a healthy carrier.
How are autosomal disorders passed down?
the disorder is usually either autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant. they are passed down from the parents to the next generation. autosomal reccessive diseases only are when one parent gives one reccessive allele and the other parent gives the other reccessive allele. A dominant autosomal disorder can be inherited with one or two of the alleles.
Which is expressed a dominant or recessive allele and which is passed on to the offspring?
The dominant allele will always show over the recessive, and both can be passed onto the offspring. To find out exactly which genotypes the children can have you need to make a punnet square!
What type of alleles are expressed only if two identical copies on the homologs of the offspring?
A recessive gene A recessive gene makes it harder for genes(or traits) to be passed on from parents to daughters.
For a codominant traiit do the offspring of identical parents always look like the parent why?
No, the offspring of identical parents would not always look like the parents because everyone has dominant and recessive traits, where the recessive traits do not show but is still in DNA. That said, recessive traits not shown in parents can be passed on as dominant traits to offspring - making offspring not always identical to its parents. (this is also called genetic variation)
What can be found in the nucleus and are passed from parents to their children?
Cells
What type of alleles are expressed only if two identical copies exist on the homologs of the offsprings?
A recessive gene A recessive gene makes it harder for genes(or traits) to be passed on from parents to daughters.
