Genetics Review Flashcard

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What is hemophilia?

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Hemophilia is a recessive X-linked disorder that affects the blood's ability to clot, leading to excessive bleeding.

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Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?

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X^hY

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What is the genotype of a female who is a carrier for hemophilia?

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X^HX^h

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What is the term for the physical characteristics or traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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In cacti, what does the letter 'A' represent?

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The letter 'A' represents the dominant allele for long arms.

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In cacti, what does the letter 'a' represent?

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The letter 'a' represents the recessive allele for short arms.

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What is a heterozygous genotype?

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A heterozygous genotype has two different alleles for a trait, such as Aa.

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What is a homozygous genotype?

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A homozygous genotype has two identical alleles for a trait, such as AA or aa.

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What is the result of a cross between a heterozygous long arm cactus (Aa) and a short arm cactus (aa)?

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The offspring can be either Aa (long arms) or aa (short arms).