Chapter 12 Human Traits Flashcards
A half shaded circle or square represents
Carrier
A graphic representation of genetic inheritance
Pedigree
The developing baby
Fetus
The phenotype of the heterozygote is intermediate between those of the two homozygotes
Incomplete dominance
The phenotypes of both homozygotes to be produced in heterozygous individuals
Codominant alleles
Traits controlled by more than two alleles have
Multiple alleles
Two chromosomes which determine the sex of the individual
Sex chromosomes
Traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosomes
Sex linked traits
The inheritance pattern of a trait that is controlled by two or more genes
Polygenic inheritance
Chart of chromosome pairs and it is valuable in pinpointing unusual chromosome numbers in cells
Karyotype
22 pairs of matching homologous chromosomes called
Autosomes