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because each trait you have is either recessive or dominant depending on your gene type, and the action of your alleles.

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What proof do you have that all of your genes did not come from only one parent?

Look at your parents, look in the mirror, and look at pictures of your parents at your age. Even old pictures of grandparents will show traits you have. When you look at your mom or dad today that is what you will look like in 30 years.


What is the importance of genomics?

There are several important things that happen when using genomic imprinting. Genomic imprinting is when the parent genes are also in the child genes. Some parent genes in the child only come from the mother, or just the father. Genomic imprinting is taking DNA and manipulating genes to try and make a better, healthy next generation.


Does a gamete only receive one allele or another from a pair?

A gamete receives one of two genes from one parent and one of two genes from the other parent.


What genes don't occur in pairs?

Genes on the X and Y chromosomes, which determine sex in humans, do not occur in pairs. These are called sex-linked genes, with males having one X and one Y chromosome and females having two X chromosomes. This results in differences in gene dosage between males and females for genes on the sex chromosomes.


How do you come up with a non child support payment reason?

The only reason to not pay child support is if you are not the biological or adoptive parent. You must provide proof to the court that ordered the child support.


Is the source of brand new genes in a population called mutation?

Yes, brand new genes can only come from mutation.


How does Genomic imprinting work?

Genomic imprinting can be classified as a variation in phenotype of traits that depend on which parent passed along the alleles for those traits. Rather the allele is inherited from the male or female parent.


Are all genes passed on from each parent to each child?

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.


How do I gain custody of a minor from biological parent?

Non-parent custody is granted only under certain circumstances and through specific procedures. The rules vary by state, generally you must follow specific court procedures and provide clear proof that harm will come to the child if the non-parent custody is not granted. It is best to consult an attorney.


What is a plluripotent?

Know how people will claim to see evidence of both parents in a baby? ("He's got his father's chin" or "She has her mother's eyes") If the offspring resembles only one parent, the genes of that parent are said to be pluripotent. That is, only their dominant characteristics are expressed.


In sexual reproduction offspring are genetically different from the parents. This is because?

Each parent contributes only half of their genetic material to the offspring and the merging of genetic material from each parent may result in a traits different from what the generic material invoked in each parent.


Is it possible to inherit genes from only one parent?

In mammals (humans, for example), each unfertilized egg cell only contains half of the genetic code, or chromosomes, necessary to create offspring. Same goes for each sperm cell. With the exception of cloning, it is not possible to have any less than exactly half of your genes come from each parent. That being said, some genetic traits are dominant while others are recessive, so you may *resemble* one parent more than the other.