Genetics and Health Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Define Mendel’s Second Law
A
Alleles at multiple loci assort independently
2
Q
Define Crossing Over
A
Exchange of genetic material from homologous chromosome parts
3
Q
Explain Genetic Linkage
A) No linkage
B) Linkage
A
A) Selectively independent, Tended to be inherited from one parent more often
B) Are likely to be inherited together, less likely to independently assort from each other
4
Q
Define Epistasis
A
The gene is influencing the phenotype of another gene in a different location
