Non-Mendelian Genetics

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What is Non-Mendelian Genetics?
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Non-Mendelian Genetics refers to patterns of inheritance that do not follow Mendel's laws of inheritance, including concepts like incomplete dominance, codominance, and multiple alleles.
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What is the definition of a recessive trait?
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A recessive trait is one that is expressed in the phenotype only when two copies of the recessive allele are present (homozygous recessive).
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What is a dominant trait?
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A dominant trait is one that is expressed in the phenotype even when only one copy of the dominant allele is present (heterozygous or homozygous dominant).
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What is a pedigree chart?
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A pedigree chart is a diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance of phenotypes of a particular gene or organism and its ancestors.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does codominance mean?
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Codominance is a form of inheritance where both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive.
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What is incomplete dominance?
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Incomplete dominance is a genetic situation in which one allele does not completely dominate another allele, resulting in a new phenotype that is a blend of the two.
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What is the genotype of an individual with a recessive trait?
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The genotype of an individual with a recessive trait must be homozygous recessive (e.g., 'hh').
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