click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Biology Quizlet #9
8 Terms quater 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Non-Mendelian Inheritance | A type of inheritance that does not follow Mendelian laws of inheritance |
| Codominance | A condition in which both alleles for a gene are fully expressed |
| genetic disorder | An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes |
| incomplete dominance | A pattern of inheritance in which two alleles, inherited from the parents, are neither dominant nor recessive. The resulting heterozygous offspring have a phenotype that is a blending of the alleles. |
| sex-linked traits | Traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosomes. |
| multiple allele trait | controlled by three or more alleles of the same gene that code for a single trait |
| polygenic trait | A trait in which the phenotype is controlled by two or more genes at different loci on different chromosomes. |
| Epistasis | interaction between alleles in which one allele hides the effects of another allele |