Non-Mendelian Flashcards
What is Incomplete Dominance
When an organism is heterozygous for a trait, but instead of displaying one phenotype, it displays a mixture of both possible phenotypes
Example of Incomplete Dominance
Red Rose + White Rose = Pink Rose
What is Codominance
When two alleles are present in an organism and both phenotypes are shown in the organism
Example of Codominance
Black Chicken + White Chicken = Speckled Chicken that is black and white
Incomplete Dominance has how many phenotypes
Three
Codominance has how many phenotypes
Three
What is multiple alleles
When there are more than two alleles for a gene in a population
Example of multiple alleles
Blood typing
What are sex linked traits
Traits that are controlled by genes found on the sex chromosomes (X chromosomes)
Sex linked traits are most often found in the ______ chromosome
X
In sex linked traits, who is always the carrier
Females
In sex linked traits, the male either ______ the trait, or ______ the trait
Has ; doesn’t have
In sex linked traits, the trait is passed by ____________
X chromosomes
In pedigrees, a circle represents a ______
Female
In a pedigree, a square represents a ______
Male