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Does it mean that a child would inherit more from the mother than from the father because the egg is bigger than the sperm?
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∙ 10y ago
No. They will each get the same genes that make a human a human except for the sex genes. The egg carries its' set of genes and all of the organelles including the mitochondria. The sperm carries only its' set of genes.
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How do you inherit half of yourgenetic information from your mother and then half from your father?
Via chromosomes.
Do Male hemophiliacs inherit the disease from their?
Male hemophiliacs inherit it from their mother, because hemophilia is only on the X gene and males only have one and it is from their mother.
Are nearly all of the mitochondria in your cells were inherited from your mother?
All mitochondria are from mother.No mitochondria inherit from father
What type of DNA do daughters inherit from both parents but sons only inherit from mothers?
Daughters inherit an X-chromosome from each parent but sons receive an X-chromosome only from the mother. The father supplies a Y-chromosome to make the child a boy.
Who does a male child inherit his X chromosome from?
yes, some people have xxy chromosomes, a genetic mutation. Although I'm not sure if the extra chromosome is from the fathers sperm or sex cell. Hope this helps :)
How many skin cells do you inherit from your mother?
you inherit 23 skin cells from you mother and father because it contains 46 chromosomes in the skin cells
How do you inherit half of yourgenetic information from your mother and then half from your father?
Via chromosomes.
If a brown eyed woman has a green eyed mother what is the brown eyed woman's genotype?
The mother's genotype is rr. The daughter would inherit one recessive allele from her mother because her mother has only recessive alleles. Because the daughter is green eyed, she would inherit a dominant allele from her father. The brown-eyed daughter's genotype would be Rr.
What are the male genotype for colorblindness?
For example, if a mother is a carrier for colorblindness (X+Xc), and a father has normal vision X+Y, then their sons have a 50% chance of colorblindness because they inherit their X chromosome from their mother and their Y chromosome from their father.
If you have a flat butt from your mother but on your father side your grandmother has a big butt will you inherit that big butt?
Genetics controls the answer, there is always a chance to inherit anything.
Does a human offspring inherit hemophilia from the mother or father?
Hemophilia is sex linked. Males inherit from their mother, daughters are carriers if the defective gene is inherited from one of either parent. A female must inherit two copies of the defective allele to have hemophilia .
How is Williams syndrome carried on?
if you were born and your mother or father had William syndrome, you can inherit the syndrome or disease.
Why do you have clubbed thumbs?
Clubbed thumbs are a genetic disorder, so you inherit them from your mother, father or both.
Do Male hemophiliacs inherit the disease from their?
Male hemophiliacs inherit it from their mother, because hemophilia is only on the X gene and males only have one and it is from their mother.
How are Michael Jackson's kids white?
A child may inherit color traits based on more then just the father, clearly in this case the mother was more dominate then the father and there is your answer.
Why must male inherit colorblindness or hemophilia from their mothers?
Because the condition is an error on the X chromosome of the XY pair and the Y comes form the father and the X the mother.
How can you end up with your mother's mouth and your father's eyes?
Because dfferent physical features are carried on different chromasomes, and you inherit different chromosomes from your parents.
