Chapter 11 Complex Inheritance Section 11-1: Bio30 NWRC
Chapter 11 Complex Inheritance Section 11-1: Bio30 NWRC
Bio30 NWRC
Recessive Disorders
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a defect in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. This gene makes a protein that controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells in your body. In people with CF, the gene does not work effectively. This causes the thick, sticky mucus and very salty sweat that are the main features of CF. Each of us inherits two CFTR genes, one from each parent. Children who inherit an abnormal CFTR gene from each parent will have CF. Children who inherit an abnormal CFTR gene from one parent and a normal CFTR gene from the other parent will not have CF. They will be CF carriers.
Recessive Disorders
AlbinismThe word "albinism"
refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin. Albinism affects people from all races. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye colour for their particular ethnic backgrounds.
Assessment
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Huntingtons (nervous system disorder)and Achondoplasia (dwarfism) are both Dominant The affected parent has a
single defective gene (D), which dominates its normal counterpart (n). Each child has a 50 percent risk of inheriting the faulty gene and the disorder.
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They cannot since albinos would only have recessive alleles. Heres an albino squirrel
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