NonMendelian Genetics

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What is another way of saying 'purebred'?

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homozygous

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A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of inheritance pattern is this?

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Co Dominance

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This type of inheritance pattern is a Blend of both traits.

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incomplete dominance

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An organism's genetic make-up is called what?

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genotype

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The range of human skin colors is caused by a variety of genes, each of which has at least 2 alleles. This is an example of:

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polygenic inheritance

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What is the term for an allele that masks the effect of another allele?

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dominant

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What is the term for an allele that is masked by a dominant allele?

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recessive

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What inheritance pattern results in a phenotype that is a mix of two traits?

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incomplete dominance

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What is the term for a genetic cross between parents with different traits?

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hybrid cross

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What is the term for the physical expression of a trait?

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phenotype