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What is the term used for the condition when a trait is expressed in the heterozygous state?
What is the term used for the condition when a trait is expressed in the heterozygous state?
- Recessive allele
- Heterozygous phenotype
- True breeding condition
- Dominant allele (correct)
What genotype is inferred for the brown hamsters based on the observation that they always produce brown progeny?
What genotype is inferred for the brown hamsters based on the observation that they always produce brown progeny?
- BB (correct)
- B or b
- Bb
- bb
What does a recessive trait refer to?
What does a recessive trait refer to?
- A trait with unknown genotype
- A trait associated with true breeding
- A trait expressed in the heterozygous state
- A trait not expressed in the heterozygous state (correct)
How do geneticists usually represent the recessive allele?
How do geneticists usually represent the recessive allele?
What term is used to describe populations where mating individuals always produce offspring with the same trait?
What term is used to describe populations where mating individuals always produce offspring with the same trait?
In a diploid organism, how many copies of every gene are present?
In a diploid organism, how many copies of every gene are present?
What does it mean if a locus has two different alleles in a diploid organism?
What does it mean if a locus has two different alleles in a diploid organism?
What does the 'B' allele represent in the context of the flying hamster coat color gene?
What does the 'B' allele represent in the context of the flying hamster coat color gene?
How is a diploid organism represented when it has two different alleles for a specific gene?
How is a diploid organism represented when it has two different alleles for a specific gene?
What is the term for a locus that has two copies of the same allele in a diploid organism?
What is the term for a locus that has two copies of the same allele in a diploid organism?