1. Explain how a certain trait or disease/condition phenotype can skip a generat

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1. Explain how a certain trait or disease/condition phenotype can skip a generation? 2. In your own words explain the job of a genetic counselor and the role this profession has in the health care field. 3. In your own words, what is the difference between an autosomal dominant disease and an autosomal recessive disease? 4. What is meant by the phrase, “carrier of a trait” and what is the significance of it? 5. What did you find most interesting about this lab work? Was anything particularly challenging to understand?

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1. Explain how a certain trait or disease/condition phenotype can skip a generation?

Answer - Recessive traits can skip generations because of the dominant phenotype. they are produced by either a homozygous dominant genotype or a heterozygous genotype. Two heterozygous individuals will have the dominant phenotype for a trait, but since they have a recessive allele, they both can pass a recessive allele to their offspring, producing a homozygous recessive offspring with a recessive phenotype.

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