GeneticsVocab4A-C2

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What is polygenic inheritance?

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A pattern of inheritance where multiple genes influence a single trait.

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What is an allele?

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A slightly different version of a gene coding for the same trait.

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What is an adaptation?

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An inherited trait that helps an animal survive to reproduce.

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What is a recessive trait?

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A trait that is hidden by the dominant trait in a hybrid organism.

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What is simple dominance?

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A pattern of inheritance where there are only two alleles and the dominant trait is always expressed in hybrid organisms.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism, representing the alleles it possesses.

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What is a phenotype?

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The observable characteristics or traits of an organism, determined by its genotype.

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What is codominance?

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A pattern of inheritance where both alleles in a heterozygous organism are fully expressed.

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What is incomplete dominance?

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A pattern of inheritance where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes.

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What is natural selection?

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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