Inherited Change Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genotype and phenotype of an organism?
A
Genotype - The genetic makeup of an organism (the alleles it had for a gene)
Phenotype- the expression of the genes and it’s interaction with its environment
2
Q
What is codominant?
A
Both alleles are equally dominant and are both expressed in the phenotype
3
Q
Multiple alleles?
A
More than two alleles for a single gene
4
Q
What is sex-linkage?
A
A gene whose locus (the location of a gene on the chromosome) is on the X chromosome
5
Q
Autosomal linkage?
A
Genes that are located on the same chromosome (not the sex-chromosomes )
6
Q
Epistasis
A
When one gene affects the expression of a different gene at a different locus
