Autosomal Recessive Inheritance

Autosomal Recessive Inheritance

Learn about the key characteristics of a pedigree showing an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance in this image.

Topics

  • 3:1
  • affected
  • affected female
  • affected individual
  • affected male
  • allele
  • autosomal recessive
  • autosome
  • biological parent
  • carrier
  • children
  • chromosome
  • condition
  • cystic fibrosis
  • equal frequency
  • family history
  • female
  • gene
  • generation
  • genotypic ratio
  • heterozygous
  • homozygous
  • inheritance
  • mating
  • male
  • Mendelian inheritance
  • mode of inheritance
  • monohybrid cross
  • nonsex chromosome
  • oculocutaneous albinism
  • offspring
  • pedigree
  • phenotype
  • phenylketonuria
  • recessive
  • sickle cell anemia
  • Tay-Sachs disease
  • trait
  • unaffected
  • unaffected female
  • unaffected individual
  • unaffected male