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A carrier is someone who does not have a disorder but carries the allele on to offspring.
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How is a carrier different from a person who has genetic disorder?
A carrier means that you have the gene for the disorder, but because the gene is recessive (meaning that it only shows when you have two recessive genes) and you obviously have a dominant gene as well, you won't show the disorder. Someone who actually has the disorder has two recessive genes. D = dominant gene r = recessive gene Dr = carrier, no signs rD = carrier, no signs DD = not a carrier, no signs rr = has the disorder
A homozygous genotype where both alleles are recessive are called?
A homozygous genotype with both alleles being recessive is called a homozygous recessive genotype. This means that both copies of the gene are the same recessive allele, resulting in the expression of the recessive trait.
Is alkaptonuria caused by a recessive or dominant allele?
Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. The enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is necessary to metabolize phenylalanie, but when this enzyme doesnt work, phenylaline accumulates and is detected in the urine. The disease is detected during pregnancy, and if treated right away the newborn can develop normally. However, if left untreated, the brain will not develop properly.
Term for a genotype in which there are two recessive alleles?
A genotype consisting of two different alleles is a heterozygote.
Which alleles is the recessive alleles?
Recessive alleles are alleles that are masked or overshadowed by dominant alleles. In a heterozygous genotype, the recessive allele does not show its effects. Only in a homozygous recessive genotype does the recessive allele manifest its trait.
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your?
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your genotype.
What is the genotype of a person who is a carrier of a autosomal recessive trait?
The genotype of a person who is a carrier of an autosomal recessive trait is typically heterozygous, meaning they carry one copy of the recessive allele and one copy of the dominant allele for that trait. This would be represented as Aa, with the lowercase "a" representing the recessive allele.
What genotype is used to describe a carrier?
A carrier for a recessive genetic trait is typically described with a heterozygous genotype, represented as "Aa." In this case, "A" denotes the dominant allele, while "a" represents the recessive allele. The carrier possesses one copy of the recessive allele but does not express the trait associated with it, as the dominant allele masks its effects.
Can a person be a carrier for a dominant genetic disorder?
Anyone can be a carrier of a recessive genetic disorder (as long as it is not associated with the sex chromosomes) no matter what their gender since "carrier" refers to an individual that is heterozygous for the recessive allele and therefore phenotypically normal. Specifically, sexlinked genetic disorders can be "carried" by a heterozygous female but males (having only one X chromosome) cannot. Males will either be free of the defective gene or be affected.
How can you tell if someone is a carrier?
If their genotype contains both a dominant and a recessive allele for a trait.
What is the genotype of an individual with albinism?
I think no. It's caused by a recessive gene so if a person has albinism their genotype can only be recessive, recessive ---> AA (small a small a or whatever you call it). No other genotype will mean that person has Albinism, like if it has at least one big A, that means it's just a carrier of albinism.
Who is a person that is a carrier for a sex-linked recessive disorder?
Usually female.
How is a carrier different from a person who has genetic disorder?
A carrier means that you have the gene for the disorder, but because the gene is recessive (meaning that it only shows when you have two recessive genes) and you obviously have a dominant gene as well, you won't show the disorder. Someone who actually has the disorder has two recessive genes. D = dominant gene r = recessive gene Dr = carrier, no signs rD = carrier, no signs DD = not a carrier, no signs rr = has the disorder
Is a person who is homozygous recessive for a recessive genetic disese a carrier?
As long as a persons genotype consists of at least one recessive gene, they can pass it on to offspring to give them the disease, which makes them a carrier. Since this persons genes are both recessive, it is definite that they will pass on the recessive gene.
Is cystic fibrosis dominant or recessive?
Cystic Fibrosis is recessive. If you have one CF gene and one non-CF gene, you will be a carrier but not have CF.
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).
If you were a carrier of one allele for a certain recessive disorder how could genetic counseling help you prepare for the future?
Well, genetic counseling usually tells someone the consequences of their recessive disorder.
