Genetics of Cats and Dogs Flashcards by Celina MacLeod | Brainscape

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What is penetrance?

A

The percent of individuals with mutant allele that have mutant phenotype

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What is expressivity?

A

How much the mutant phenotype varies

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Why are there variations in phenotype?

A

Random chance
Genetic background
Environment
Age

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