Inheritance Flashcards by Alice Byar

Q

Define monogenic and polygenic.

A

Monogenic - characteristics are determined by single genes.
Polygenic - characteristics are determined by many genes.

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Define polymorphic.

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Having more than one allele for a given gene.

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What are the two sources of variation?

A

Mutations

* Recombination.

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