Genetics

Question 0

Multifactorial disorders

Answer 0

People who are susceptible to disease that have a genetic component plus a significant environmental influence e.g heart disease, diabetes

Question 1

Quantitative variation

Answer 1

Usually indicate polygenic inheritance i.e the additive effective of two or more genes on a single character e.g the skin pigmentation in humans in controlled by at least three separately inherited genes

Question 2

Spore

Answer 2

Diploid cell that germinates witout fusing with another cell to form a new individual