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Only half of each parent's alleles are passed to their children.

This means that parent 1 who is Aa at one gene locus will only pass A or a on to each offspring.

Parent 2 may be AA, aa or Aa and will also only pass one allele on to each offspring.

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How are traits passed down from parent to child?

Traits are passed down from parent to child through genes, which are segments of DNA. Each parent contributes one set of genes to their offspring, determining the genetic characteristics that the child inherits. This process is known as heredity.


What happens if you dont get any genes from a parent?

It is not possible to not inherit any genes from a parent because genes are passed down from both parents to their offspring. Each parent contributes genetic material that combines to form the unique genetic makeup of their child.


What fraction of a person's genes comes from each grandparent?

On average, a person inherits about 25% of their genes from each grandparent. This is because each parent passes about half of their genes to their child, which are then passed down to the next generation.


All copies of the single parent's genes are passed to the offspring?

In sexual reproduction, each parent contributes half of their genetic material to the offspring. This results in a unique combination of genes in the offspring rather than an exact copy of either parent's genes.


What is the possibility of one of many different genes on a chromosomes?

The probability of a specific gene being passed on from a parent to their offspring is 50% for each parent. This is because each parent contributes one copy of each gene to their offspring. Therefore, the likelihood of inheriting a specific gene from one of many genes on a chromosome is dependent on the genetic makeup of the parents.

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How are traits passed down from parent to child?

Traits are passed down from parent to child through genes, which are segments of DNA. Each parent contributes one set of genes to their offspring, determining the genetic characteristics that the child inherits. This process is known as heredity.


What happens if you dont get any genes from a parent?

It is not possible to not inherit any genes from a parent because genes are passed down from both parents to their offspring. Each parent contributes genetic material that combines to form the unique genetic makeup of their child.


What fraction of a person's genes comes from each grandparent?

On average, a person inherits about 25% of their genes from each grandparent. This is because each parent passes about half of their genes to their child, which are then passed down to the next generation.


How come some younger sister are taller than their older sister?

Each child that is NOT an identical twin receives a completely differant combination of genes from each parent. It is 100% random what traits will be passed on to each child, and most likely the genes given to two sisters were differant.


How many sets of genes do a child inherts?

A child inherits two sets of chromosomes which contain the genes. One member of each set comes from each parent.


The set of instrustions for making proteins that are coded in DNA and passed from parent to offspring each generation are called?

The set of instructions for making proteins coded in DNA and passed from parent to offspring each generation are called genes. Genes are the basic units of heredity and determine the traits and characteristics of an organism.


Each parent donates a set of instructions called what to their offsprings?

The set of instructions for each characteristic passed from parent to offspring is called "genes", which are made up of complex molecules of DNA.


All copies of the single parent's genes are passed to the offspring?

In sexual reproduction, each parent contributes half of their genetic material to the offspring. This results in a unique combination of genes in the offspring rather than an exact copy of either parent's genes.


What type of blood will a child have if both parents are positive types?

The child will probably be positive, but they can be negative. Each parent has two genes for pos/neg blood type. The parent will have positive blood type if at least one of their genes is positive, but they could both also have negative genes to pass on to the child.


How do you look like your parents?

Each parent has a set of genes that is passed on to his/her offspring (children) and which genes become apparent in the child is all dependent on whichever genes are dominant over the recessive genes. For example, one parent may have blue eyes (dominant) and another has green eyes (recessive); it is more likely that the child will have blue eyes than green eyes*. *This example was merely for explanation; I don't know if blue eyes are dominant over green eyes or not.


How do you look like parents?

Each parent has a set of genes that is passed on to his/her offspring (children) and which genes become apparent in the child is all dependent on whichever genes are dominant over the recessive genes. For example, one parent may have blue eyes (dominant) and another has green eyes (recessive); it is more likely that the child will have blue eyes than green eyes*. *This example was merely for explanation; I don't know if blue eyes are dominant over green eyes or not.


How could parents with blood type A and B have a child with blood type O?

If both parents had heterozygous blood-type genes, then the child could inherit the recessive O type from each parent. Suppose the mother had the genes for A and O, and the father had the genes for B and O. They would then have blood-types A and B respectively. Depending on which parts were passed to the child, any blood type would be possible.