Autosomal inheritance describes the patterns of genetic transmission related to genes located on autosomal chromosomes. Accordingly, autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive inheritance patterns are based upon transmission of genes found on...

Different alleles of the same gene can have different levels of phenotypic expression (outward appearance). Because genes are usually present in two copies (sex chromosomes being the exception in diploid organisms like humans), this difference in...

In genetics, the greater influence by one of a pair of genes (alleles) that affect the same inherited trait. If an individual pea plant that has one allele for tallness and one for shortness is the same height as an individual that has two alleles for...

An allele of a particular gene on one member of an autosomal pair of CHROMOSOMES, which will contribute to the PHENOTYPE of its encoded protein (see PROTEINS), and hence that of the organism, regardless of the form of allele present on the second...

A term describing an ALLELE of a GENE found on an AUTOSOMAL CHROMOSOME. Because there are two of each autosomal chromosome per cell, a dominant allele will mask a recessive allele, so that the dominant characteristic will be observed in the organism....

An allele of a particular GENE on one CHROMOSOME of an autosomal pair, which will only contribute to the PHENOTYPE of its encoded protein (see PROTEINS) if the allele present on the second chromosome is the same recessive allele. See also: autosomal...

see autosomal dominant/...

In genetics, dominance describes a specific relationship between the effects of different versions of a gene (alleles) on a trait or phenotype. Animals (including humans) and plants are diploid (see ploidy), with two copies of each gene, one inherited...