Chapter 24 Vocab: Part 2

Question 1

inbreeding

Answer 1

• Reproduction by genetically related individuals

Question 2

monomorphic

Answer 2

• Describes a gene that is found as only one allele in a population

Question 3

genotype-environment interaction

Answer 3

-phenomenon in which the environmental effects on phenotype differ according to genotype

Question 4

genotype-environment association

Answer 4

• Phenomenon in which certain genotypes are preferentially found in particular environments

Question 5

selective breeding

Answer 5

• Programs and procedures designed to modify the phenotypes in economically important species of plants and animals

Question 6

selection limit

Answer 6

• The phenomenon in which several generations of artificial selection result in a plateau where artificial selection is no longer effective

Question 7

realized heritability

Answer 7

• A form of narrow-sense heritability that is observed when selective breeding is practiced