Genetics Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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locus
A
particular region of chromosome
2
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Incomplete Dominance
A
One allele is not completely dominate over the other
3
Q
Codominance
A
2 allele of the genes produce 2 different phenotypes that appear in heterozygous individals
4
Q
Pleiotropy
A
one given gene affects more than once phenotype
5
Q
Epistatsis
A
a gene at one locus alters the phenotypic expression of a gene at a second locus
6
Q
Polygenic inheritance
A
several genes involved in making one phenotyp
7
Q
Unlinked genes
A
located on different chromosomes
- assorts independently
8
Q
Linked Genes
A
on some chromosome
- Do not assort independently
9
Q
Recombination
A
reassortment of alleles into different combinations
10
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Test cross
A
cross of organims with homozygous recerssive and heterozygous
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