WGU Biochemistry Final 100% REVISION

Mutations in the FANCA gene (located on chromosome 16) can lead to Fanconi Anemia. A healthy individual inherited one mutant and one normal allele of the FANCA gene. Which of the following describes the inheritance pattern of Fanconi Anemia? Autosomal Dominant Autosomal Recessive X-linked Dominant X-linked Recessive - ANSWER Autosomal Recessive Feedback Chromosome 16 is an autosome because it is a numbered chromosome. For a healthy individual to have a mutant allele, the mutant allele must be recessive. A black female mouse mates with a white male mouse and produces a litter of all gray mice. Which inheritance pattern can be used to describe this situation? Complete Dominance Recessive Incomplete Dominance Codominance - ANSWER Incomplete Dominance