11.1 Genetic disorders.pptx

Inheritance
  Traits passed down from parents to offspring.
  Ability to roll your tongue.
  The traits passed down can either be recessive or
dominant.
  tongue rolling is a dominant trait.
  Traits passed down can either be good or bad.
  A genetic disorder like Albinism is considered a bad
trait to have
  Being able to roll your tongue would be considered a
good trait.
Genetic Disorders
  Certain illnesses can be passed down through
generations.
  A parent may not even know they have the genes that
cause a certain disorder.
  In Mendel’s experiment the F1 generation were all
yellow but why were some of the F2 green?
  A parent that possess a heterozygous for a
recessive disorder is called a carrier.
Recessive disorders
  The likely hood of getting a recessive disorder is
very unlikely.
  Albinism 1 in 17,000
  Must be yy to show signs of the illness