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What are the odds of inheriting a disease carried on a dominant allele?
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How come there are no carriers in genetic diseases caused by dominant alleles?
If carried on a dominant allele, you either inherit it- and have the disease- or you don't- and do not have the disease, nor the gene that causes it. If you don't have the gene, you can not pass it to your offspring.
What is it called when you have only one dominant allele to get the disease?
if an indivigual has a dominent allele for a disease he/she is an affected individual.
What disease is caused by a dominant allele of a single gene?
Huntington's Disease
When on e allele of a gene masks the presence of the other allele what form is masked?
The recessive allele.
What gene is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?
the dominant allele
Is the allele causing huntington's disease dominant or recessive?
Huntington's disease is caused by a dominant allele
How come there are no carriers in genetic diseases caused by dominant alleles?
If carried on a dominant allele, you either inherit it- and have the disease- or you don't- and do not have the disease, nor the gene that causes it. If you don't have the gene, you can not pass it to your offspring.
What is it called when you have only one dominant allele to get the disease?
if an indivigual has a dominent allele for a disease he/she is an affected individual.
What is a type of degenerative disease cause be a dominant allele?
Huntington's Disease.
What disease is caused by a dominant allele of a single gene?
Huntington's Disease
Which condition is inherited a dominant allele?
Huntington's Disease
Is hunters disease dominant or recessive?
Huntingdons chorea is caused by a dominant allele.
Will every individual who inherits the allele for Huntington's disease develop the disease?
Yes, Huntington's disease is autosomal dominant with high penetrance. Every individual who inherits the allele gets the disease.
What is being carried by a genetic carrier?
A genetic carrier has a dominant and a recessive version of an allele. Normally, the term genetic carrier is used in relation to genetic illnesses where two copies of the recessive allele cause that illness. Therefore, a carrier does not have the illness themself (as the dominant, non-disease allele is expressed over the recessive allele). However, they have the ability to create an offspring who has the double recessive genotype and therefore has the condition if they mate with another carrier or someone who is double recessive (who has the disease).
What type of allele causes huntington disease?
The allele that causes Huntington's disease is dominant. This means that there only needs to be one present in the gene for it to show in the person's phenotype.
Why is it that a person with an allele for a particular trait may not have a phenotype that shows the trait?
a dominant allele will express its trait , as well as be carried by the person. the word carrier is commonly used for a person who bears an allele which does not express itself(i.e. a recessive gene).
In huntington disease the huntington protein has too many?
It's caused by an dominant allele.
