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Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Non-Mendelian inheritance does not follow Mendel's laws of inheritance. There are several types of non-Mendelian inheritance, including incomplete dominance where a single trait is not fully dominant and both traits are visible in offspring, codominance where both alleles are visible in offspring, multiple alleles where more than two alleles determine a trait like blood type, sex-linked inheritance where traits on the X chromosome are inherited differently, and polygenic traits which are influenced by multiple interacting genes like height.

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Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Non-Mendelian inheritance does not follow Mendel's laws of inheritance. There are several types of non-Mendelian inheritance, including incomplete dominance where a single trait is not fully dominant and both traits are visible in offspring, codominance where both alleles are visible in offspring, multiple alleles where more than two alleles determine a trait like blood type, sex-linked inheritance where traits on the X chromosome are inherited differently, and polygenic traits which are influenced by multiple interacting genes like height.

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  • Non-Mendelian Inheritance: Explains the concept of Non-Mendelian inheritance, providing an introduction to traits not following Mendel's laws with diagrams showing genetic trait transmission.
  • Comparison of Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Inheritance: Provides a comparative table showing differences between Mendelian and Non-Mendelian inheritance, highlighting traits and characteristics involved.
  • Types of Non-Mendelian Inheritance: Describes incomplete dominance and codominance, including examples of how different alleles express dominance.
  • Codominance Inheritance: Discusses codominance with focus on blood groups, explaining how different alleles influence trait exhibition.
  • Sex-linked Inheritance: Explores sex-linked inheritance with examples, focusing on traits carried on sex chromosomes and their expression.
  • Polygenic Traits and FAQs: Concludes with polygenic traits and a FAQ section answering common questions about non-Mendelian inheritance.

Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Non-Mendelian Inheritance does not follow the iconic Mendel's Laws and can be defined as any
inheritance pattern that fails to follow one or more laws of Mendelian genetics.

 Non-mendelian traits are not determined by dominant or recessive alleles. They can involve
more than one gene leading to a complex pattern of inheritance.

 Some traits exhibited blending where the organisms’ offspring had two separate traits from the
parent, meaning that certain alleles were not dominant.

 Non-mendelian inheritance can also be a result of issues in reproduction.


Types of Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Incomplete Dominance
As the name indicates, in this type of inheritance, a single trait isn’t fully dominant, so you’ll see
resulting progeny with a mixed phenotype of a recessive and a dominant trait.

Codominance
The genetic traits expressed in the cases of co-dominance include both of the different alleles that are
clearly visible in the phenotype. It’s almost like the dominant traits compete with each other to be
represented on the offspring’s phenotype, and they then reach a compromise - both the traits show up
on the offspring!
Multiple Alleles
In Mendelian Inheritance, there are only two alleles present for a specific trait. Multiple alleles, on the
other hand, are named so because some traits could be encoded by more than just those two alleles. A
very easy example of this would be our blood groups! Alleles that encode for our blood groups include
A, B, and O.
Sex-linked Inheritance
Some genetic traits are located on the X chromosomes as well. Often, some recessive traits that may not
show up in females are more likely to show up in males, because males only need to inherit ONE
recessive allele on the X chromosome to represent that trait, while females inherit two X chromosomes.
Polygenic Traits
Certain traits are displayed as a result of interaction between various genes. As the name
indicates, there is a need for a number of genes to work together for the offspring to show
certain traits. Height, weight, skin color, etc are all examples of polygenic traits.

Conclusion

 Non-mendelian Inheritance does not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.

 The different types of non-Mendelian inheritance are incomplete dominance, codominance,


multiple alleles, sex-linked inheritance, and polygenetic traits.

FAQs

1. What is non-Mendelian Inheritance?

Non-Mendelian Inheritance is a form of inheritance where traits do not get cut off with respect to
Mendel's laws.

2. What are the 5 non-Mendelian types of inheritance?

The 4 non-Mendelian inheritance examples include multiple allele traits, co-dominance, polygenic traits,
sex-linked inheritance, and incomplete dominance.

3. What is an example of a non-Mendelian trait?

Non-Mendelian traits are described as traits that are not generally moved forward with dominant and
recessive alleles. An example of such is height and hair color.

4. What is the difference between Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance?

Mendelian Inheritance shows the perseverance of traits about dominant and recessive alleles. In
contrast, non-Mendelian Inheritance does not follow the Mendelian Laws at all.

5. Why is non-Mendelian Inheritance important?

Non-Mendelian inheritance plays a vital role in many disease treatments and processes. Because of non-
Mendelian Inheritance, offspring can carry the traits of both their parents in a mixed format rather than
being identical to them.

6. Why is incomplete dominance regarded as non-Mendelian?

Incomplete dominance is regarded as non-Mendelian because it occurs when the phenotype of a


heterozygote offspring is in between both homozygous parents' phenotypes. A complete dominant
allele never takes place there.

Non-Mendelian Inheritance Non-Mendelian Inheritance does not follow the iconic Mendel's Laws and can be defined as any inher
Types of Non-Mendelian Inheritance Incomplete Dominance As the name indicates, in this type of inheritance, a single trait is
Multiple Alleles In Mendelian Inheritance, there are only two alleles present for a specific trait. Multiple alleles, on the
Sex-linked Inheritance Some genetic traits are located on the X chromosomes as well. Often, some recessive traits that may no
Polygenic Traits Certain traits are displayed as a result of interaction between various genes. As the name indicates, there

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