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What is penetrance?
What is penetrance?
- The degree to which a phenotype is expressed
- The proportion of genes in an individual that are expressed
- The number of alleles present for a particular gene
- The proportion of individual organisms with a particular genotype that express the expected phenotype (correct)
What does expressivity refer to?
What does expressivity refer to?
- The number of phenotypes produced by a single genotype
- The degree to which a phenotype is expressed, varying from mild to severe (correct)
- The proportion of individual organisms that express a gene
- The proportion of genes expressed in an individual
What is the term used to describe the masking of the expression of one gene by another?
What is the term used to describe the masking of the expression of one gene by another?
- Penetrance
- Incomplete dominance
- Complementation
- Epistasis (correct)
What do temperature-sensitive alleles like the Himalayan allele in rabbits exhibit?
What do temperature-sensitive alleles like the Himalayan allele in rabbits exhibit?
Which term refers to a functional enzyme or protein being produced?
Which term refers to a functional enzyme or protein being produced?
What is the main difference between penetrance and expressivity?
What is the main difference between penetrance and expressivity?
What is the name of the father of genetics?
What is the name of the father of genetics?
Which term describes the law that states alleles segregate during gamete formation?
Which term describes the law that states alleles segregate during gamete formation?
What inheritance pattern involves an affected individual most likely being heterozygous?
What inheritance pattern involves an affected individual most likely being heterozygous?
In incomplete dominance, what is the phenotype of a heterozygous individual?
In incomplete dominance, what is the phenotype of a heterozygous individual?
What type of alleles are characterized by exhibiting phenotypes of both homozygotes at the same time?
What type of alleles are characterized by exhibiting phenotypes of both homozygotes at the same time?
Which law of inheritance states that BB, Bb, and bb differ phenotypically?
Which law of inheritance states that BB, Bb, and bb differ phenotypically?
