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The simple answer is no! Heart attacks are not inherited in the same way as, for example, cystic fibrosis (a recessive condition) or Huntington's disease (a dominat condition). Heart attacks have many causes, both genetic and environmental. They are described as being multifactorial. Environmental (lifestyle) factors leading to heart attacks include: * smoking * high blood pressure (which may have a genetic component!) * obesity * lack of exercise * high blood cholesterol levels In addition there are fixed factors, such as gender (men are more at risk than women) and genes. Recently a gene variant which doubles the risk of Heart disease in white people under the age of 60 has been discovered. So you can have genes which increase your risk of heart attack but if you reduce the risk from environmental factors (smoking etc) you can still avoid a heart attack. See http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11779-heart-attack-gene-variants-may-double-risk.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3359359.stm http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/05/03/heart-mutations.html
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In a hybrid individual the trait that is covered and not expressed is the what trait?
recessive
When does a recessive trait dominant over a dominant trait?
When two recessive genes are inherited, and the portion of recessive inheritance is 51% or greater in favor of the recessive trait.
One trait masking another form of a trait?
The trait that is masked is recessive. The trait that does the masking is dominant.
All individuals that show a recessive trait are?
recessive trait only appear when an individual is homozygous recessive, both alleles must code for the recessive trait
Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant by the dominant form of a trait?
A trait that masks another trait is called dominant, or a dominant trait.
A trait that is hidden?
The trait that is hidden is recessive trait.
In a hybrid individual the trait that is covered and not expressed is the what trait?
recessive
Is diabetes dominant or recessive trait?
It is a recessive trait
What is arecessive trait?
i mean to say what is a recessive trait not what is recessive trait sorry
What a recessive trait?
A recessive trait is a trait that is not dominant, and is not really seen in ones phenotype.
When does a recessive trait dominant over a dominant trait?
When two recessive genes are inherited, and the portion of recessive inheritance is 51% or greater in favor of the recessive trait.
One trait masking another form of a trait?
The trait that is masked is recessive. The trait that does the masking is dominant.
All individuals that show a recessive trait are?
recessive trait only appear when an individual is homozygous recessive, both alleles must code for the recessive trait
Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant by the dominant form of a trait?
A trait that masks another trait is called dominant, or a dominant trait.
Is Cockayne Syndrome a dominant or a recessive trait?
Cockayne syndrome is a recessive trait.
Is hemophilia a recessive or dominant trait?
Hemophelia is a recessive trait. By Aline Garcia
What is a trait called?
recessive trait
