Ch 7 Voc

Question 1

Carrier

Answer 1

does not show trait, but can pass it on

Question 2

Sex linked genes

Answer 2

Genes located on the sex chromosome

Question 3

What is the male and female genotype for humans

Answer 3

Females are XX

Males are XY

Question 4

X Chromosome inactivation

Answer 4

when one x chromosome in females turns off

Question 5

incomplete dominance

Answer 5

a heterogeneous phenotype that is somewhere between the two homozygous phenotype
results in blending of the two dominate phenotypes

Question 6

codominance

Answer 6

both traits are fully and separately expressed (in a color related trait some parts of the organism would be one color and other parts would be another)

Question 7

polygenic traits

Answer 7

traits produced by two or more genes

Question 8

Pedigree

Answer 8

a chart used to help trace phenotypes and genotypes in a family to determine whether people carry recessive alleles.

Question 9

karyotype

Answer 9

is a picture of all of the chromosomes in a cell. The chromosomes are stained, which produce a pattern so they can be paired with their homologous mate.