Genetics and Variation Flashcards
1
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What are the 5 main vertebrate groups?
A
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds.
2
Q
What are inherited characteristics?
A
Something that inherit from your parents when you are born.
3
Q
What are environmental characteristics?
A
Something that you can get in your lifetime.
4
Q
What are dominant and recessive alleles?
A
Dominant and recessive alleles are when your parents have different characteristics and you inherit one or the other, and the likelihood of you inheriting them.
5
Q
What is continuous data?
A
When you can put data into a continuous order.
6
Q
What is discontinuous data?
A
When you can not put data into a continuous order.
