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Title: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: LISAZ1984 on Feb 27, 2014
Pedigree 3 from Part A is shown below. Recall that this pedigree shows the inheritance of a rare, autosomal recessive condition.

Note that individual II-3 has no family history of this rare condition.
Fill in the genotypes for the indicated individuals in the pedigree by dragging the best label to the appropriate location. Labels can be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Please see attached diagram


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: padre on Feb 28, 2014
I suggest reading up on this thread: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?topic=77247.0 (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?topic=77247.0)


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: labrecque17 on Mar 1, 2014
thank you!!!


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: padre on Mar 2, 2014
I will mark the thread solved. Feel free to change it back.


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: Sdoggggy on Mar 10, 2014
Isnt that the answer for autosomal dominant pedigree? Not the recessive type??


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: padre on Mar 10, 2014
How would the answer change, do you know?


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: Sdoggggy on Mar 11, 2014
Wouldnt affected people become rr? Carriers are still Rr, and RR are for people with no family history of the autosomal recessive disease?


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: dramadeur on Mar 21, 2014
So what's the answer? I tried as in picrelated, - but it's wrong.
rr = homozygous for the recessive, condition-causing allele.
Rr = heterozygous carrier.
RR = homozygous for the wild-type allele.
R_ = an unaffected individual whose genotype cannot be determined.

There's no explanation for autosomal recessive condition :(

Post Merge: 10 years ago

Do III-2, III-3, III-4 are all R_? If yes, why? We do know history of one of III-4 parents... or do we have to know history of both parents?
Post Merge: 10 years ago

Also, apparently II-3 is RR (homozygous for the wild-type allele)

WTF???? Doesn't make sense.


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: djvillage on Mar 24, 2014
Thank you!


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: vaguilera on Mar 27, 2014
This question, and what the answer ended up being was really confusing! If anyone could explain it that would be super helpful! :)


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: zxcvbnm,. on Mar 27, 2014
I totally agree this stuff is really confusing


Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: vzujur on Mar 31, 2014
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Title: Re: Part C- Determining genotypes in autosomal recessove pedigrees
Post by: amontoya on Jun 17, 2014
Thank you for the help! This helped clear autosomal recessive pedigrees.