Genetics of Flying Hamster Coat Color
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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?

  • BB (correct)
  • B or b
  • Bb
  • bb

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?

<p>With a lower case letter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe populations where mating individuals always produce offspring with the same trait?

<p>True breeding population (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a diploid organism, how many copies of every gene are present?

<p>Two (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean if a locus has two different alleles in a diploid organism?

<p>It is heterozygous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'B' allele represent in the context of the flying hamster coat color gene?

<p>Brown color (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a diploid organism represented when it has two different alleles for a specific gene?

<p>'Bb' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a locus that has two copies of the same allele in a diploid organism?

<p>Homozygous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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