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UNIT 3, CHPT 11
CHAPTER 11.3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is complete dominance? | phenotypes of the heterozygote and dominant homozygote are indistinguishable |
| what is incomplete dominance? | phenotype of heterozygotes is intermediate between the phenotypes of individuals homozygous for either allele |
| what is codominance? | phenotypes of both alleles are exhibited in the heterozygote because both alleles effect the phenotype in separate, distinguishable ways |
| what are multiple alleles? | most genes have more than two allelic forms |
| what is pleiotrophy? | a single gene having multiple effects |
| what is epistasis? | phenotypic expression of a gene at one locus alters the phenotypic expression of another gene at a second locus |
| what are quantitative characters? | a heritable feature that varies continuously over a range rather than in an either-or fashion |
| what is polygenic inheritance | an additive effect of two or more genes on a single phenotypic character |
| what is multifactorial? | referring to a phenotypic character that is influenced by multiple genes and environmental factors |
| what influences phenotype? | genotype and environmental factors |