The HPC1 gene has been implicated in early onset prostate

Last updated: 8/19/2023

The HPC1 gene has been implicated in early onset prostate cancer Displayed below is a pedigree of a family showing the incidence of prostate cancer with a particular HPC1 allele HPC1 HPC1 males have a high chance of developing early onset prostate cancer 1 II 1 1 2 OY linked O X linked dominant OX linked recessive O Autosomal dominant O Autosomal recessive 2 OHPC1 or HPC1 OHPC1 HRC10 3 Part 1 Females do not get prostate cancer but can be carriers of the HPC1 allele Female 1 4 is HPC1 HPC1 No individuals in the pedigree have a starting genotype of HPC1 HPC1 At the organismal level which mode of inheritance is most consistent with the given information 3 5 4 6 Part 2 You take a sample of cancerous tissue from Individual II 6 What will the genotype of the cancerous cells be with respect to HPC1