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1
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Define polygenic inheritance

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describes a mode of inheritance in which more than one gene affects a trait

2
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What describes a mode of inheritance in which more than one gene affects a trait?

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polygenic inheritance

3
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Define continuous variation

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variation in a trait that occurs along a continuum such as the trait of height in human beings

4
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What is variation in a trait that occurs along a continuum such as the trait of height in human beings?

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continuous variation

5
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Define qualitative trait

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a trait that is determined by the effects of more than one gene

6
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What is a trait that is determined by the effects of more than one gene?

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qualitative trait

7
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What is pleiotropy?

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o An allele that has more than one effect on phenotype

8
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Define incomplete dominance

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describes a case in which two or more alleles of a gene do not display clear dominance

9
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What describes a case in which two or more alleles of a gene do not display clear dominance?

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incomplete dominance

10
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Define codominance

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describes a case in which two or more alleles of a gene are each dominant to other alleles but not to each other

11
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What describes a case in which two or more alleles of a gene are each dominant to other alleles but not to each other?

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codominance

12
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What are the sugars exhibited by type A blood?

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galactosamine

13
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What are the sugars exhibited by type B blood?

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galactose

14
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What are the sugars exhibited by type AB blood?

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Both galactose and galactosamine

15
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What are the sugars exhibited by type O blood?

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None

16
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What blood type can a type A blood type receive?

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Receives A and O

17
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What blood type can a type B blood type receive?

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Receives B and O

18
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What blood type can a type AB blood type receive?

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Universal Receiver

19
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What blood type can a type O blood type receive?

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Receives O

20
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What blood type can a type A blood type donate to?

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Donates to A and AB

21
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What blood type can a type B blood type donate to?

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Donates to B and AB

22
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What blood type can a type AB blood type donate to?

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Donates to AB

23
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What blood type can a type O blood type donate to?

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Universal Donor

24
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Define ABO Blood Group

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a set of four phenotypes produced by different combinations of three alleles at a single locus

25
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What is a set of four phenotypes produced by different combinations of three alleles at a single locus?

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ABO Blood Groups

26
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Define epistasis

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interaction between two nonallelic genes in which one of them modifies the phenotypic expression of the other

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What is the interaction between two nonallelic genes in which one of them modifies the phenotypic expression of the other?

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epistasis

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