Tutorial 1-3 Content Flashcards
1
Q
Critical mating
A
The parents have the same phenotype, but the child has a different phenotype
2
Q
Eye color
A
- Determined by iris pigment (melanin)
- Back: much melanin (in all eye colors)
- Front: variable melanin (determines color)
3
Q
Epistasis
A
Gene interaction wherein a gene at locus A masks/suppresses the effects of a gene at locus B
4
Q
Epistatic Gene
A
The gene that is responsible for masking/suppressing
5
Q
Test Cross
A
Between a heterozygous parent and a homozygous recessive parent
