Question

inquizitive chapter 8: chromosomes and human genetics: curing the incurable 8.5. compare and contrast the inheritance of recessive, dominant, and sex - linked genetic disorders. complete the passage. some genetic disorders are said to “skip a generation,” but they are present in a parent, known as a , who has a copy of the allele for the disorder that is by another allele. the only disorders that cannot be inherited in this way are . in disorders that are , only one parent, the , can pass on the disorder without expressing it. mother father autosomal recessive masked autosomal dominant sex - linked carrier enhanced

Explanation:

In genetics, a carrier is an individual who has one copy of a recessive - allele for a disorder, and this allele is masked by a dominant allele. Autosomal dominant disorders cannot skip generations as only one copy of the dominant allele is needed for the disorder to be expressed. In sex - linked disorders, the mother (in the case of X - linked genes) can be a carrier and pass on the disorder without expressing it.

Answer:

carrier, masked, autosomal dominant, sex - linked, mother