SUMMER CLASS 2022-2023

SCIENCE 9_WEEK 1
ACTIVITY 1

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Non-Mendelian Pattern of Inheritance

Since Mendel’s time, variations in the dominant/recessive relationship have been discovered. Some alleles are neither
dominant nor recessive, and some genes have more than two alleles. Furthermore, some traits are affected by more than
one pair of genes and by the environment. Together, these variations make it clear that the concept of the genotype alone
cannot account for all the observable traits of an organism.

INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE
Incomplete dominance occurs when the heterozygote is intermediate between the two homozygotes. For example, when a
curly-haired individual has children with a straight-haired individual, their children have wavy hair. When two wavy-haired
persons have children, the expected phenotypic ratio among the offspring is 1:2:1—one curly-haired child, to two with wavy
hair, to one with straight hair. We can explain incomplete dominance by assuming that the dominant allele encodes for a
gene product that is not completely capable of masking the recessive allele.

ACTIVITY 1: NON-MENDELIAN PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE

Watch and listen the video discussion on “Genetics - Dominance and Its Types” by Don’t Memories in Youtube the link is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo1rllFcehM. Check also the series and other video files. Complete the activity below.
1. Write the distinctive features of the three types of dominance discussed. Provide your examples also.

Types of Dominance

Description

Sample Traits

2. What is multiple allelism? Which traits are classified in this pattern of inheritance?

3. What is the use of a Punnett Square? Is it similar to a family pedigree? How are these tools used to determine the traits
of the offspring?
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SCIENCE 9_WEEK 1
ACTIVITY 1

4. What are the differences in the following Non-Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance?

Sex-linked Traits Sex-Influenced Traits Sex-limited traits

END OF FIRM-UP!
In this section, the discussion was all about the different patterns of inheritance that are exemptions to Mendel’s Law of Dominance.
Go back to the previous section “IRF Chart” and compare your initial ideas with the discussion. How much of your initial ideas are found
in the discussion?
Now that you know the important ides about this topic, let’s go deeper by moving on to the next section.