If you have beta thalassemia trait and your partner has sickle cell trait there is a 25% chance of your child having sickle beta thalassemia.
Yes, Thalassemia sex is a linked trait. Ha ;)
It is called a dominant trait
A trait that masks another trait is called dominant, or a dominant trait.
Dominant trait is a genetics term. A dominant trait is one which will be expressed if one of the parents has the gene for that trait. A recessive trait is one that will be expressed only if both parents carry the trait.
The trait that is being masked is recessive, and the trait that is doing the masking is dominant.
A dominant trait.
Dominant Trait
Dominant- Covers up another form of a trait. Recessive- Is covered up by a dominant trait.
the dominant trait
The recessive trait isn't present when the dominant form of the trait is there. Whenever a trait is dominant trait is present it ALWAYS takes over the recessive one. the law of Dominance
have seen one of my friends sister had kid and all normal no complications...not thalassemia either.........beta and alpha i think there is 25% normal chance