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BIS 2B > 4/29/24 - Lecture 15: Inheritance III: Allelic and Environmental Interactions > Flashcards

4/29/24 - Lecture 15: Inheritance III: Allelic and Environmental Interactions Flashcards

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Homogametic

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Characterized by having the same sex chromosomes (XX)

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Heterogametic

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Characterized by having different sex chromosomes (XY)

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Is there recombination between sex chromosomes?

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No

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Pleitropy

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When one gene affects multiple traits

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Epistasis

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When multiple genes interact to determine the phenotype

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Plasticity

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The ability of a genotype to express multiple phenotypes based on the environment

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Polygenic inheritance

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Multiple independent genes have an additive or similar effect on a single quantitative trait.

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