Non Mendelian Genetics

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What is Non-Mendelian Genetics?

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Non-Mendelian Genetics refers to patterns of inheritance that do not follow Mendel's laws of inheritance, including codominance, incomplete dominance, and multiple alleles.

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Define Codominance.

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Codominance is a genetic scenario where both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive.

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What is Incomplete Dominance?

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Incomplete Dominance is a form of inheritance where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes.

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What are the possible blood types in humans?

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The possible blood types are A, B, AB, and O.

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What is the genotype for blood type A?

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The genotype for blood type A can be I^AI^A or I^Ai.

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What is the genotype for blood type B?

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The genotype for blood type B can be I^BI^B or I^Bi.

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What is the genotype for blood type AB?

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The genotype for blood type AB is I^AI^B.

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What is the genotype for blood type O?

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The genotype for blood type O is ii.

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If a parent has type AB blood, what blood types can their children have?

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Children can have blood types A, B, or AB, but not O.

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What is the probability of a child having type O blood if both parents have type AB blood?

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The probability is 0%.