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define co dominant
2 alleles that equally contribute to the phenotype
both alleles are expressed and neither are recessive
what are the 4 types of mutation
base substitution
base inversion
base deletion + base addition (frame shift mutation)
3 ways variation is caused in sexually reproducing organisms
crossing over
independent segregation
random fertilisation
name 3 ways genetic diversity can be compared within or between species
a/a sequence
observable characteristics (courtship behaviour)
immune response (albumin)
DNA
RNA
define mutation
a random change in bases (in terms of gene mutation)
change in chromosomes for example: Down’s syndrome
(in terms of chromosomal mutation)
define silent mutation
genetic code is degenerate
more than 1 triplet code for a/a
so there is a mutation but it doesn’t affect phenotype