#Question id: 4762
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
a semilethal allele is an example of which of the following extensions of mendelian genetics?
#Question id: 4763
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
in a rare blood type referred to as the bombay phenotype, individuals are unable to attach the a or b antigens to their red blood cells. individuals that are homozygous recessive for gene "h" have the bombay phenotype and their blood type is type "o" regardless of their abo genotype. this is an example of what extension of mendelian inheritance?
#Question id: 4764
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
Which of the following is the best example of overdominance?
#Question id: 4765
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
The recessive mutant allele that causes cystic fibrosis is much more frequent in Caucasians population than in other world populations. Some scientists believe heterozygotes must have had a survival advantage during plagues such as cholera that occasionally swept through this population. What concept does this illustrate?
#Question id: 4766
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
In soybeans, resistance to sudden death syndrome (SDS) is inherited as a dominant condition. In some cases, individuals that are not resistant to SDS (but whose parents were) can pass the trait on to their progeny. This is an example of which of the following?
#Question id: 4767
#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
Neurofibromatosis is a condition in humans which is generally inherited in a dominant fashion. Assuming this disorder is 90% penetrant, what is the chance that a single child born to a father with neurofibromatosis and a mother known not to carry the mutation will have the disorder?