Characteristics And Inheritance

Question 1

Alleles

Answer 1

Different forms of the same gene

Question 2

Dominant

Answer 2

The characteristics that is expressed in the homozygous condition

Question 3

Genotype

Answer 3

Genetic information carried by an individual

Question 4

Heterozygous

Answer 4

Having two different alleles in homologous chromosomes

Question 5

Incomplete dominance

Answer 5

Where the appearance of a heterozygous individual results from a ‘blending’ of the two alleles because one allele is not completely dominant over the other

Question 6

Mutation

Answer 6

A mistake that happens as DNA is copied, causing a change to the base sequence

Question 7

Phenotype

Answer 7

Observable characteristics of the individual way the genotype is expressed

Question 8

Pure breeding

Answer 8

Where all individuals have the same genetic information for a characteristic generation after generation

Question 9

Recessive

Answer 9

The characteristic that remains hidden in the homozygous condition

Question 10

Sex-linked genes

Answer 10

Genes present on the sex chromosomes