163k views
3 votes
Explain why the Mendelian inheritance does not apply to the inheritance of alleles in individuals with Tay Sachs disease.

1 Answer

3 votes

ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏᴢʏɢᴏᴛᴇ ᴏꜰꜰꜱᴘʀɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴛʏᴘᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴏᴍᴏᴢʏɢᴏᴜꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛꜱ; ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴛ ᴀʟʟᴇʟᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ.

User Rashi
by
7.9k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories