The entire genetic identity of an individual including alleles or gene forms that do not show as outward characteristics.
Not necessarily. CC can be a homozygous genotype if both alleles are the same (for example, CC for a particular gene). However, CC can also represent a heterozygous genotype if it stands for two different alleles in a diploid organism (for example, Cc).
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Oh, an albino has a special genotype that gives them their unique appearance. You see, albinism is typically caused by a mutation in the genes responsible for producing melanin, the pigment that gives color to our hair, skin, and eyes. So, the genotype of an albino would usually involve inheriting two copies of the mutated gene that leads to a lack of melanin production.
Sure! When both parents are heterozygous carriers (Cc) for cystic fibrosis, the Punnett Square would result in a 25% chance of having a child with cystic fibrosis (cc), a 50% chance of having a child who is a carrier (Cc), and a 25% chance of having a child who is not a carrier and does not have the disease (CC).
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50% of the offspring will have the recessive genotype (cc) for hair color when one parent is Cc and the other parent is cc. This is because all their children will inherit one "c" allele from the parent with cc genotype.
Not necessarily. CC can be a homozygous genotype if both alleles are the same (for example, CC for a particular gene). However, CC can also represent a heterozygous genotype if it stands for two different alleles in a diploid organism (for example, Cc).
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50% of the rabbits will be cc and 50% of the rabbits will be Cc. The punnet square is simple because one rabbit is homozygous recessive and the other is heterozygous. The genotype is then defined by the heterozygous (Cc) rabbit.
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Homozygous = identical allelesHeterozygous = different allelesEven though the genotype has two of the same letter, the difference in capitalization signifies they are different.Thus, Cc is heterozygous
The genotype of a person with CF is cc. The genotype of a carrier of a CF mutation is Cc.
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A genotype heterozygous for a gene means having two different alleles for that gene. In the case of the gene for the trait "C", a heterozygous genotype would be "Cc", with one allele coding for the trait and the other not coding for the trait.
The genotype for a homozygous recessive trait, such as a cleft chin, is represented by two lowercase alleles, typically denoted as "cc." In this case, "c" signifies the recessive allele associated with the cleft chin trait. Therefore, an individual who is homozygous recessive for a cleft chin would have the genotype "cc."
The cross between parents with genotypes Cc and cc would result in 50% of the offspring having the dominant allele (Cc) and 50% having the recessive allele (cc) for the cleft chin trait. This is because the parent with genotype Cc can pass on either the dominant or recessive allele, while the parent with genotype cc can only pass on the recessive allele.