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Recessive disorders:
F2 gen:
Chromosomal Basis of
½ X chromosomes in each cell is
randomly inactivated during 3 Inheritance (Part I) 3 red:1 white (Only male has
embryonic dev. white eyes)
X Inactivation in
The inactivated X chromosome: female mammals
inactive X → Barr body
4 Linked Genes 5 Unlinked Genes
Allele for orange & black fur Wild type (gray body, normal
in cats: If the female cat is wings) Genes located on the same
heterozygous : the cat will be If genes located on different
chromosome that tend to be
mosaic for that character X chromosome, UNLINKED
inherited together