Autosomal, recessive mutation
AUTOSOMAL, RECESSIVE MUTATION Autosomal, recessive inheritance means that an animal may be clear (normal homozygote), affected (abnormal homozygote) or carrier (heterozygote). Carriers can pass on the mutation in the population without themselves developing the symptoms. This makes it especially important for carriers to be identified in order to prevent the disease from...
Read moreAutosomal, dominant mutation
Autosomal, dominant inheritance means that an animal may be clear (normal homozygote), affected (abnormal homozygote) or carrier (heterozygote). Carriers and affected will both have the symptoms of the mutation. Explanation for veterinarians: • An animal is CLEAR/NORMAL and has two healthy alleles (normal homozygote). The animal will not acquire any symptoms....
Read moreGender-related (x-linked) conditions
These are usually illnesses where the gene is located on the sex chromosomes (X-chromosome and Y-chromosome). A female animal has two X-chromosomes, whereas a male animal has only one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome. Inheritance for daughters: see other inheritance, either autosomal, recessive or autosomal, dominant. Below the table for inheritance...
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