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AN74.1-4 | Patterns of Inheritance — Glossary

Glossary — Patterns of Inheritance

Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.

TermWhere Introduced
Law of SegregationMendel's Laws and Monohybrid Inheritance
Law of Independent AssortmentMendel's Laws and Monohybrid Inheritance
Key TerminologyMendel's Laws and Monohybrid Inheritance
Autosomal Dominant (AD)Mendel's Laws and Monohybrid Inheritance
Autosomal Recessive (AR)Mendel's Laws and Monohybrid Inheritance
X-linked RecessiveX-Linked Inheritance
No father-to-son transmissionX-Linked Inheritance
X-linked DominantX-Linked Inheritance
Pedigree Analysis TipsX-Linked Inheritance
India-specific consanguinity riskclinical_pearl
Core Take-Awayssummary
ADsummary
ARsummary
XLRsummary
XLDsummary

15 terms in this module