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What is Incomplete Dominance?

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Neither allele is dominant, heterozygous is a blend of phenotypes of the two homozygotes

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During Cytokinesis what appears?

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Cleavage furrow in animals

Cell plate forms in plant cells

Cells divide up cytoplasm

2 new cells from identical to the parent and eachother

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What is Codominance?

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BOTH alleles are dominant,expressed separately

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What are Multiple alleles?

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More than 2 alleles possible for a trait

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What is Polygenic Traits?

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Trait is controlled by interaction between 2 or more genes

Ex:Skin color, eye color, height,hair color

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What are Lethal Recessive Alleles?

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Having two mutated copies of an essential gene may be deadly

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Heterozygote is a carrier for what?

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For disorder

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Heterozygous condition is sometimes linked with?

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Linked with beneficial traits

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