Mendelian Inheritance Flashcards
1
Q
complete dominance
A
heterozygote is the same as the homozygous dominant
2
Q
partial dominance
A
heterozygote is intermediate to homozygous genotypes
closely resembles homozygous dominant
3
Q
overdominance
A
heterozygote is outside range of homozygous genotypes
performs better than the two
4
Q
no dominance
A
heterozygote is midway between homozygous genotypes
5
Q
epistasis
A
interactions among genes at different loci
6
Q
sex-linked inheritance
A
genes located on sex chromosomes
ex. calico cat
7
Q
sex-limited inheritance
A
phenotypic expression is limited to one sex
ex. males carry a gene for milk production, but only females produce milk
8
Q
sex-influenced inheritance
A
expression differs between male and female
ex. false horns are HH in male but hh in females
