||Codominant || •Two different versions (alleles) of a gene are expressed.
||Codominant || •Two different versions (alleles) of a gene are expressed.
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•Both alleles influence the genetic trait or determine the characteristics of the genetic condition. || ABO blood group, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
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•Both alleles influence the genetic trait or determine the characteristics of the genetic condition.
|Mitochondrial ||•Also known as maternal inheritance,
|Mitochondrial ||•Also known as maternal inheritance,
•Applies to the genes in mitochondrial DNA
•Applies to the genes in mitochondrial DNA
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•As only egg cells contribute mitochondria to the developing embryo, only females can pass on mitochondrial mutations to their children. ||Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)
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•As only egg cells contribute mitochondria to the developing embryo, only females can pass on mitochondrial mutations to their children.