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Question 1

Law of independent assortment

Answer 1

Mendel, assortment of 2 gene alleles independently on 2 different chromosomes

Question 2

Example of incomplete dominance

Answer 2

Flower color in Four-O’Clocks

Question 3

Do genes always have 2 alleles

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Codominance definition, example

Answer 4

Both phenotypes present in heterozygote cells. Example of codominace is blood type

Question 5

Do heterozygotes always have dominant phenotypes?

Answer 5

No. Think about AB blood type.

Question 6

3 types of dominance

Answer 6

Complete dominance - peas
Incomplete dominance - flower color
Co-dominance - human blood variation

Question 7

Define genetic pleiotropy

Answer 7

Single gene affects more than one trait

Question 8

Example of genetic pleiotropy

Answer 8

FBN1 causing Marfan Syndrome

Question 9

Example of quantitative traits. What are they strongly influenced by?

Answer 9

Height. Environment

Question 10

Define epistasis

Answer 10

Gene to gene interaction to produce a phenotype

Question 11

Labrador Retriever coat color genetics is an example of…

Answer 11

Epistasis