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ALBINISM. Greer Manton, Sydney Gilbert & Monica Starbinski 2/1/10 – Period 2. What Chromosome?. Albanism is a genetic order, which is caused by a gene on the X (female) chromosome . Chromosome 9 is affected. Alleles.
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ALBINISM Greer Manton, Sydney Gilbert & Monica Starbinski 2/1/10 – Period 2
What Chromosome? Albanism is a genetic order, which is caused by a gene on the X (female) chromosome. Chromosome 9 is affected.
Alleles • Alleles – an alternative form of a gene, which is located on a specific part of a certain chromosome. • 2 alleles per human gene. Recessive (aa): -trait will only appear if a dominant allele is not present. -homozygous Dominant (AA, Aa): -overpowers the recessive allele. -heterozygous