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Chapter 13.4, Problem 1SB
A man has Simpson syndrome, an addiction to a certain television show. His wife does not have this syndrome. This couple has four children, two boys and two girls. One of the boys and one of the girls has this syndrome; the other children are normal. Can Simpson syndrome be an autosomal recessive trait? A sex-linked recessive trait?
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 13.1 - You want to determine whether genes a and b are...Ch. 13.2 - You have a true-breeding strain of...Ch. 13.3 - What mechanisms are responsible for: (a)...Ch. 13.4 - A man has Simpson syndrome, an addiction to a...Ch. 13.4 - Prob. 2SBCh. 13.5 - Prob. 1SBCh. 13 - In humans, redgreen color blindness is an X-linked...Ch. 13 - The following pedigree shows the pattern of...Ch. 13 - Individuals affected by a condition known as...Ch. 13 - A number of genes carried on the same chromosome...
Ch. 13 - Prob. 5TYKCh. 13 - Discuss Concepts Can a linkage map be made for a...Ch. 13 - In Drosophila, two genes, one for body color and...Ch. 13 - Another gene in Drosophila determines wing length....Ch. 13 - Prob. 9TYKCh. 13 - You conduct a cross in Drosophila that produces...Ch. 13 - Discuss Concepts Crossing-over does not occur...Ch. 13 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 13 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 13 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 13 - Prob. 1ITDCh. 13 - Prob. 2ITDCh. 13 - Prob. 3ITDCh. 13 - Prob. 4ITD
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