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Fused ear lobes appear in the progeny due to an autosomal recessive gene. Work out the genotypes of members in the given pedigree.

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Important Questions on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Wife is PTC non-taster and husband is PTC taster. Their son is taster but daughters are non-tasters. This is not a sex linked trait. Which pedigree is correct?

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In the following pedigree chart, the mutant trait is shaded black. The gene responsible for the trait is


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Given pedigree chart depicts the inheritance of attached earlobes, an autosomal recessive trait.

Which of the following conclusions drawn is correct?

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Study the pedigree chart of a family showing the inheritance of sickle-cell anaemia.

The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is

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Study the pedigree chart of a family showing the inheritance of myotonic dystrophy.

The trait under study is

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Refer to the given family tree and answer the question.

If normal allele, albino allele, then genotypes of father and mother are respectively

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Refer to the given family tree and answer the question.

What are the chances of this couple’s fifth child being an albino?

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Inheritance of which of the following traits is shown in the given cross?

