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Hello students, the question says that imagine you are a genetic counselor and a couple has come to you to learn more about the genetic and the effects genetic inheritance will have on their baby.
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Now, the question asks is, describe which traits are inherited from parents and an explanation how they are received from genes.
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As we know that each individual has two copies of each gene which he receives one copy from each parent and these genes are located on a chromosome and these are the structures within the cells that contain genetic information.
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And genes by themselves are segments of dna that code for a specific trait such as eye color, skin color, height, etc.
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These traits are determined by different versions of gene which are called alleles.
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For example, there might be a gene for eye color with two alleles, one for blue eyes and one for the brown eyes.
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Likewise, there are various alleles for a gene which codes for skin color.
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That's why we have different grades of skin color among human beings.
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There are various alleles which are responsible for the skin color.
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So, when a baby is conceived, it receives one copy of each gene from each parent.
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This means that the baby will have two alleles for each gene and one from the mother and another allele from the father...