Deviations From Mendelian Genetics Flashcards

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1
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incomplete dominance

A

heterozygote has an intermediate phenotype

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codominance

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two different versions of a gene are expressed equally

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3
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pleiotropy

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one gene has multiple effects on the phenotype

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4
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epistasis

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a gene’s product affects the phenotypic expression of another

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5
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polygenic inheritance

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two or more genes that affect one phenotype

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