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Dominance (genetics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In genetics, dominance describes a relationship between different forms (alleles) of a gene at a particular physical location (locus) on a chromosome. Typical plants and animals have two sets of chr...
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CONTEXT: Familial hypophosphatemic rickets is usually transmitted as an X-linked dominant disorder (XLH), although autosomal dominant forms have also been observed. ... The pedigree interpretation of the family suggested that genetic transmission of the disorder occurred as an autosomal dominant trait.
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Since they occupy the same loci, the genes must be referring to the same trait. For example, if a gene ... If blue eyes is the dominant trait, the person will have blue eyes when both or either one of his alleles for eye color is blue, because the dominant allele will always be expressed instead of the recessive alleles.
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Inheriting a disease, condition, or trait depends on the type of chromosome affected (autosomal or sex chromosome). It also depends on whether the trait is dominant or recessive.
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