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Biology Quizlet #9
8 Terms quater 2
Question | Answer |
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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 |