SS- Daily Review Flashcard 15 - Non-Mendelian Genetics

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What is hemophilia?

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Hemophilia is a recessive X-linked disorder that affects the blood's ability to clot.

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What genotype represents a male with hemophilia?

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X^hY

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If two people with type O blood have babies, what blood types are possible in the offspring?

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Only O is possible.

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What are the possible blood types of offspring if one parent is type A (genotype I^A i) and the other is type O (genotype ii)?

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The possible blood type of the offspring is O.

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True or False: Two people with blood type AB can only have AB offspring.

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False. They can have A, B, or AB offspring.

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What is the probability of two heterozygous type A parents having a child with type O blood?

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25%.

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What is the genotype for a person with type O blood?

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ii.

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What is the genotype for a person with type A blood?

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I^A I^A or I^A i.

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What is the genotype for a person with type B blood?

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I^B I^B or I^B i.

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What is the significance of X-linked inheritance?

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X-linked inheritance means that the gene causing the trait or disorder is located on the X chromosome.