Thalassemia is an inherited anemic disorder in humans. Individuals can exhibit major anemia, minor anemia, or neither. Assume only one gene is involved with two alleles in the inheritance of this condition. That type of inheritance is thalassemia governed by? What are the corresponding genotypes to the 3 scenarios?

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aaronq · Answer

It's autosomal recessive, but by having a copy of one of the alleles you're still affected.

anonymous · Answer

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aaronq · Answer

no problem!