Question

different between horizontal pattern and vertical pattern of inheritance

Answer 1

Vertical inheritance

• Multiple generations are affected
• Males and females equally likely to be affected
• Each child from affected individual has the 50% chance of getting affected
• Unaffected individual do pass on the gene.
• Every affected child has an affected parent.

Horizontal inheritance pattern

• Single generation is affected.
• Males and females have equal chance of getting affected.
• Parents of affected child are Unaffected gene carriers and have 1 in 4 reoccurence chance.
• Unaffected siblings have 67% chance to be carriers.
• Children of affected individuals are obligate carriers.