Advanced Genetics: Beyond Mendel's Dominance
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What type of genetic inheritance occurs when both alleles are equally dominant?

  • Codominance (correct)
  • Incomplete dominance
  • Multiple alleles
  • Sex-linked
  • If a red flower is crossed with a white flower and the resulting flowers are red and white spotted, what type of genetic inheritance is at play?

  • Codominance (correct)
  • Sex-linked
  • Multiple alleles
  • Incomplete dominance
  • What type of genetic inheritance results in a phenotype that is a blend of the two homozygous phenotypes?

  • Codominance
  • Incomplete dominance (correct)
  • Sex-linked
  • Multiple alleles
  • Which type of inheritance involves genes found on the 23rd chromosome?

    <p>Sex-linked</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes a gene having more than two alleles within the population, even though individuals only have two alleles?

    <p>Multiple alleles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated by the symbol for a carrier on a pedigree?

    <p>The trait is recessive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In autosomal inheritance, what can be inferred if there is no significant difference in the proportion of affected males and females?

    <p>It is a recessive trait</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic distinguishes sex-linked inheritance from autosomal inheritance?

    <p>Difference in proportion of affected males and females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In interpreting pedigrees, what does the presence of skipping of generations indicate?

    <p>Sex-linked inheritance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suggested when every affected individual in a pedigree has an affected biological parent?

    <p>Dominant trait</p> Signup and view all the answers

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