Quiz 2 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Heterozygotes
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Two different alleles at a particular locus
2
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Homozygous
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Both copies of a particular gene are the same allele
3
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Monomorphic
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Gene with only a single allele
Always homozygous at such loci
4
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Polymorphic
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Gene with more than one allele
Heterozygotes is possible
5
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Humans 85% of genes are
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Monomorphic
6
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Genotype
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The specific allele present at a locus or entire organism
7
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Phenotype
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Realized expression of a given genotype
8
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Patterns of mendiam inheritance
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Differences in traits are determined by a single gene with two alleles
9
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Phenotype plasticity
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A given genotype may produce more than one phenotype, depending on the environment
