Exam Review Flashcards
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Pure bread:
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An individual that is homozygous (only has 1 type of allele for a given one
2
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Hybrid:
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A heterozygous individual for a given gene
3
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Monohybrid cross:
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The mating of individuals where 1 gene with 2 alleles being tracked
4
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Dihybrid cross:
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The mating of individuals where 2 genes with 2 alleles are being tracked
5
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Test cross:
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Crossing an individual who shows the dominant trait with a homozygous individual . (Tt x tt)
6
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Incomplete dominance:
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Alleles of genes that are not fully dominant or recessive. They blend with eachother
7
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Polygenic traits:
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(Multi factor traits) that are controlled by more than one gene (ex: height)
8
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Pleiotropy:
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Single genes that control multiple traits
9
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Multiple allele traits:
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Traits controlled by more than 2 alleles (ex: eye colour)
