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When a trait has more than two alleles, how is that trait inherited?
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∙ 13y ago
Not sure if I understand the question correctly...
but any single set of normal allelic pairs would be inherited according to standard Mendelian ratios, but the phenotypic expression would be more complex and would not reflect Mendelian ratios
there might be an additive effect of having alleles A, B C as opposed to the recessive complement a, b, c - this would pertain to traits as drosophila wing span, all three dominant alleles result in larger wingspan
but this is often complicated by the presence of alleles which can "knock out" the effect of entire complements of alleles, effectively cancelling out expression no matter how many other pro-length alleles are present...
it is difficult to talk about in the abstract... :)
Raymundo Sporer
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∙ 14y agoNot sure if I understand the question correctly...
but any single set of normal allelic pairs would be inherited according to standard Mendelian ratios, but the phenotypic expression would be more complex and would not reflect Mendelian ratios
there might be an additive effect of having alleles A, B C as opposed to the recessive complement a, b, c - this would pertain to traits as drosophila wing span, all three dominant alleles result in larger wingspan
but this is often complicated by the presence of alleles which can "knock out" the effect of entire complements of alleles, effectively cancelling out expression no matter how many other pro-length alleles are present...
it is difficult to talk about in the abstract... :)
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∙ 13y agoIf one parent has a dominant trait and and another parent has a recessive trait, then the recessive trait gets hidden while the dominant trait gets shown.
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∙ 9y agoGlobal Warming
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What are more than two alleles that exist in a population for a particular trait?
Multiple alleles
In what are there more than two possible alleles for a trait?
gene therapy/ Polygenic trait
The blood type trait which is controlled by more than two alleles for a given gene and therefore is called?
multiple alleles
Is an inherited trait an adaptation?
depends on if the trait changes a little when inherited if it does not change than no
How do multiple alleles control the trait?
In the case of multiple alleles, one trait is governed by more than two alleles. One example is the human ABO blood group. There are three alleles, A, B, and O. A person can, however, only inherit two of the three alleles.
When a trait has more then two alleles and how is that trait inherited?
Even though there are more than two alleles, an individual can inherit only two, one from the mother and one from the father.
When a trait has more than two alleles is that trait inherited?
If one parent has a dominant trait and and another parent has a recessive trait, then the recessive trait gets hidden while the dominant trait gets shown.
What are more than two alleles that exist in a population for a particular trait?
Multiple alleles
In what are there more than two possible alleles for a trait?
gene therapy/ Polygenic trait
When than two alleles control a trait?
The presence of more than two alleles that control a trait is called multiple allele. An example of this is the group gene of ABO blood that has three alleles.
When more than two different alleles control a trait?
The presence of more than two alleles that control a trait is called multiple allele. An example of this is the group gene of ABO blood that has three alleles.
When a trait has more than two alleles how is the trait inherited?
When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.
In ------ these are more than two alleles possible for a trait?
polygenic inheritance :)
What is a multiple allelism?
It is a trait that is determined by more than one pair of alleles.
What is multiple alleleism?
It is a trait that is determined by more than one pair of alleles.
The blood type trait which is controlled by more than two alleles for a given gene and therefore is called?
multiple alleles
Is an inherited trait an adaptation?
depends on if the trait changes a little when inherited if it does not change than no
