Inheritance Flashcards
1
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Phenotype
A
Physical trait or characteristic whose expression is determined by specific proteins
2
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Homozygous
A
Individuals with identical copies of an allele
3
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Heterozygous
A
Individuals with different alleles
4
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Dominant alleles
A
An allele that determines phenotype regardless of the other allele
5
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Recessive allele
A
An allele whose effect is masked by dominant alleles
6
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Incomplete Dominance
A
Each copy of dominant allele provides some expression
Sickle Cell Anemia
7
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Polygenic Inheritance
A
Traits determined by multiple alleles and several genes
Height
8
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Sex-influenced Genes
A
Certain genes not on sex chromosomes but still greatly influenced by sex hormones that affect expression
(Male-patterned baldness)
9
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Dogma of Gene Expression
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DNA (gene) ➡️ RNA ➡️ Protein ➡️ Phenotype
