QUESTIONS: Is the disorder recessive or dominant? Are the parents homozygous or heterozygous? Infer what the parents genotypes are?
The heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate between the two homozygous phenotypes. RR rr Rr
Both alleles are expressed in the heterozygote. Checkered Chickens
Some traits are determined by multiple alleles. Human Blood Types
One gene hides the effect of other genes. E_ B_ E_ bb ee bb eeB_
Determined by multiple pairs of genes. Skin color Height Eye color AaBbCcDd AABBCCDD aabbccdd
Alleles IAIA Dominant IBIB iRecessive
Blood Type GenotypeAntigenAntibodies AI A I A i AB BIBIBIBiIBIBIBi BA ABI A I B A and B None OiiNoneA and B
Blood Protein Rh+ Dominant Rh - Recessive
Determine the genotypes of the parents if the father is blood type A, the mother is blood type B, the three offspring's blood types are O, AB and B.