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Pp x Pp yields PP, Pp, Pp, pp. PP is the only genotype which will cause the phenotypic expression of the gene - symptoms of PKU. Therefore the probability is 1/4 or 25%

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Is it true that people who are heterozygous recessive allele but who have a normal phenotype eill not pass the harmful recessive allele to their kids?

It depends on the genotype of the childs other parent. If your partner is heterozygous as well then there is a 25% chance your child will be homozygous recessive. If they are homozygous dominant then none of your children will have the phenotype of the recessive trait. They will just possibly be carriers of the recessive allele.


How would a recessive trait show up in a cross between two individuals with a dominant phenotype?

In a cross between two individuals with a dominant phenotype but carrying a recessive trait, the recessive trait would not be visibly expressed in the offspring (since they don't inherit two copies of the recessive allele). However, they would be carriers of the recessive trait, meaning they could pass it on to future generations.


What happens to the recessive genes over successive generations?

Recessive genes can persist in a population over successive generations, even if they are not expressed phenotypically, since individuals can be carriers (heterozygous) without showing the trait. If two carriers mate, there is a chance that their offspring can inherit two copies of the recessive gene and express the trait. Over time, if the recessive trait confers a disadvantage or is not favored by natural selection, its frequency may decrease. Conversely, if the trait offers some advantage or if carriers have a reproductive advantage, the recessive gene can become more prevalent in the population.


How do two heterozygous organisms produce on offspring with a recessive phenotype?

There are two forms of Homozygous inheritance: Homozygous Dominant, and Homozygous Recessive. In order for two parents that are Homozygous to produce a Heterozygous offspring, one of them MUST be Homozygous Dominant, and the other MUST be Homozygous Recessive.


Having a big thumb is a recessive trait in a human body and how many recessive ally I was a person have to have a bit mom?

For a person to express a recessive trait, such as having a big thumb, they must inherit two copies of the recessive allele, one from each parent. This means that both parents must either be carriers of the recessive allele (heterozygous) or express the trait themselves (homozygous recessive). If a person has a big thumb, it indicates that they possess the recessive alleles from both parents.

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How is phenylketonuria inherited?

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is inherited when both parents are carriers of the gene. Since it is a recessive gene, there is a 25% chance that any baby conceived by two people carrying the PKU gene will have PKU.


Why were heterozygous individuals called carriers for non-sex-linked and x-linked recessive patterns of inheritance?

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What is the name of the gene pair that consist of a dominant allele and recessive allele?

The name of the gene pair that consists of a dominant and recessive allele, i.e. (Xx) will be a heterozygous allele. In this situation, the characteristics of the dominant characteristic will mask that of the recessive allele. People have have a heterozygous genotype may be carriers for diseases that reside on the recessive allele.


Condition of being heterozygous for a recessive trait?

If you are heterozygous this means you carry both a dominant and recessive allele. if you are heterozygous for a recessive trait then you will have a dominant and recessive allele. example: let T represent tall and t represent short. a person with heterozygous for a recessive trait will have 'Tt'.


What is the probability that each child born to two carriers of a recessive disorder allele will have the disorder?

The child will have the disorder, only if the recessive allele from both the parents is transferred to the child. Therefore, the probability is 1/4.


What heterozygous mean?

Heterozygous means that you are carrying 1 dominant trait and 1 recessive trait.If an allelic pair has one dominant and other recessive gene it is called heterozygous.


Why are heterozygous individuals called carriers for non-sex-linked and X-linked recessive patterns of inheritance?

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Why are heterozygous individual called carriers for non-sex-linked and x-linked recessive patterns of inheritance?

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Is it true that people who are heterozygous recessive allele but who have a normal phenotype eill not pass the harmful recessive allele to their kids?

It depends on the genotype of the childs other parent. If your partner is heterozygous as well then there is a 25% chance your child will be homozygous recessive. If they are homozygous dominant then none of your children will have the phenotype of the recessive trait. They will just possibly be carriers of the recessive allele.


How would a recessive trait show up in a cross between two individuals with a dominant phenotype?

In a cross between two individuals with a dominant phenotype but carrying a recessive trait, the recessive trait would not be visibly expressed in the offspring (since they don't inherit two copies of the recessive allele). However, they would be carriers of the recessive trait, meaning they could pass it on to future generations.


Do Parents with the dominant phenotype cannot have offspring with the recessive phenotypeous for a trait that is?

No. Parents with the dominant phenotype might be heterozygous in their genotype. This means they could carry both the dominant and recessive allele for a trait. So they could both pass the recessive allele to an offspring, who would then have the homozygous recessive genotype and recessive phenotype.


Is albinism heterozygous or homozygous?

genetically albinism is an autosomal recessive gene which in fact gives the child a 25% chance of inheriting the gene if both parents are carriers