18.1 Vocab

Question 1

Gene Pool

Answer 1

All the genes, including all the different alleles for each gene, that are present in a population at any one time

Question 2

Allele Frequency

Answer 2

The number of times that an allele occurs in a gene pool compared with the number of alleles in that pool for the same gene

Question 3

Single-Gene Trait

Answer 3

Trait controlled by one gene that has two alleles

Question 4

Polygenic Trait

Answer 4

Trait controlled by two or more genes