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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).
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What does carrier mean in science terms?
A carrier is an organism that inherits a specific genetic trait but does not show the trait in their phenotype, or physical appearance.
The genetic code is carried by the molecule in most organisms. chromosomal DNA guanine hereditary?
The genetic code is carried by the molecule in most organisms. chromosomal DNA guanine hereditary?
A carrier of a genetic disorder who does not show symptoms is most likely to be to transmit it to offspring?
A carrier of a genetic disorder who does not show symptoms is most likely to be heterozygous for the trait and able to transmit it to his offspring. The term heterozygous refers to a pair of gene with one dominant trait and one recessive trait.
What hypothesis did Giffith form from the results of his experiment?
Griffith thought that genetic information was passed along by proteins.http://wiki.answers.com/What_hypothesis_did_griffith_form_from_the_result_of_his_experiment#ixzz15y0eyO5L
What happens when Rare allele is in a small population?
The smaller the population the greater the frequency the allele will increase. When the Old Order Amish came to America in 1744 it was a husband and wife. One of them was a carrier for a recessive genetic mutation. As time went on and inbreeding occured because of the small population more and more children were born with the genetic disorder.
What is the name for a paper carrier?
Newsboy? Depends on what sort of paper is being carried, in what circumstances.
What is a genetic carrier?
A carrier is a person who carries a gene(most-likely for a genetic disorder) but do not have the trait controlled by the gene.
Are most genetic diseases evenly distributed among ethnic groups?
The problem with genetic diseases is that they are never gone. Say bob has the hemophelia desease and his wife is a carrier of the disease as well. Their children have a one in two chance of having the disease or being carriers because the disease is recessive. Now if bob's wife was not a carrier, their children would have a one in one chance of being a carrier. The problem is the disease is spread by the carriers.
What component contains the genetic code?
The genetic code is carried in the DNA on the chromosomes.
Why are there no carrier states with the dominantly inherited traits?
Everyone who has the genetic error gets the disease, because the bad gene is dominant. There is no such thing as a carrier for a dominant disease. A few dominant genetic diseases like Huntington's disease only cause symptoms later in life, so that people cannot know that they have the disease in early life, but this is not the same as being a carrier: these people actually have the disease.
What is the carrier of genetic factors?
The carrier of genetic factors is DNA, which is found in the nucleus of cells. DNA contains the instructions for building and maintaining an organism, including the coding for traits such as eye color, height, and susceptibility to certain diseases. These genetic factors are passed on from one generation to the next through reproduction.
Was the naval battle carried out by aircraft carrier?
Only in WWII.
What carries genetic code?
The genetic code of organisms is carried by the DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid. It is inherited by children from their parents.The genetic code is carried by the DNA molecule. The DNA molecule is the one that stores all genetic information for most living things.
What is the carrier for all the human genetic material for the next generation?
DNA
Are the majority of genetic disorders carried in the autosomes?
yes
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.
Can you be a dominant carrier for chlamydia?
The concept of dominance applies only to genetic diseases. Chlamydia is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease. You can be a carrier of chlamydia; that is, you can be infected and capable of passing the infection without having symptoms.
