Genetics and Inheritance Patterns

What is the term used to describe an individual who is heterozygous for a particular trait?

What type of inheritance pattern involves the transmission of a trait linked to the sex chromosomes?

What is the term for the process by which a new species forms?

What is the result of a cross between two individuals who are heterozygous for a particular autosomal recessive trait?

Which type of evolution occurs when different species develop similar structures due to similar selective pressures?

What is the term used to describe the physical expression of a trait, such as blue eyes or red hair?

What is the term for the accumulation of genetic differences between two populations?

What is the term used to describe the genetic transmission of a trait that is determined by multiple genes?

What is the process by which genetic information is transcribed from DNA to RNA?

Which domain of life includes single-celled prokaryotes, including many extremophiles?

What is the term for the reduction of a population size due to a random event, leading to a loss of genetic variation?

Which type of evolution occurs when different species evolve from a common ancestor, but in different directions?

What is the characteristic of a sex-linked trait in a pedigree?

What is the result of codominance in a heterozygote?

During DNA transcription, what is the main enzyme involved?

Polygenic traits are characterized by?

What is the difference between autosomal and sex-linked traits?

What is the overall purpose of the process DNA >> RNA >> protein >> trait?